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Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique,
Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).
The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique,
Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
This is the reward of my folly.
This is the reward of my folly.
Aske much to have a little.
Aske much to have a little.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.