Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more

Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.

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?

Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did read more

Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did him know.

If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.

If the braine sowes not corne, it plants thistles.

Anything for a quiet life.

Anything for a quiet life.

If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.

If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.

When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.

When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.

To err is human.

To err is human.

As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.

As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.