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There are more men threatned then stricken.
There are more men threatned then stricken.
Time is the Rider that breakes youth.
Time is the Rider that breakes youth.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it read more
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it lies.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.