Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?

Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?

Rome was not built in a day.

Rome was not built in a day.

Happie is hee that chastens himselfe.

Happie is hee that chastens himselfe.

Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.

I must be cruel only to be kind.

I must be cruel only to be kind.

An idle head is a boxe for the winde.

An idle head is a boxe for the winde.

There's nothing makes me so much grieve,
As that abominable tittle-tattle,
Which is the cud eschew'd by read more

There's nothing makes me so much grieve,
As that abominable tittle-tattle,
Which is the cud eschew'd by human cattle.

When the mischief is done the door is shut.

When the mischief is done the door is shut.

France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.

France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.