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Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.
Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.
The tree that God plants, no winde hurts it.
If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.
If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.
Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred
woman.
Take heed of a young wench, a prophetesse, and a Lattin bred
woman.
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
To go upon the Franciscans Hackney (i.e. on foot).
To go upon the Franciscans Hackney (i.e. on foot).