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Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
Better be a foole then a knave.
Better be a foole then a knave.
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of read more
As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of and discards.