What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?

What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?

In a good house all is quickly ready.

In a good house all is quickly ready.

A brute without a single redeeming point.

A brute without a single redeeming point.

Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?

Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?

The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.

The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]

A woman the leader of the enterprise.

A woman the leader of the enterprise.

Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.

Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.

The goddess was discovered by her gait.

The goddess was discovered by her gait.