Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.

Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.

Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.

Miseries of which I was an eye witness and in which I took a
chief part.

Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.

Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.

I follow him, to serve my turn upon him.

I follow him, to serve my turn upon him.

Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.

Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.

He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.

He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.

In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.

In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.

Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.

Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.

Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.

Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.