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It will please though ten times repeated.
It will please though ten times repeated.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
He that will enter into Paradise, must have a good key.
He that will enter into Paradise, must have a good key.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
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.]
Dogs are fine in the field.
Dogs are fine in the field.
Whistle, and she'll come to you.
Whistle, and she'll come to you.
The woman that deliberates is lost.
The woman that deliberates is lost.