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If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.
As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.
All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice read more
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]
This is my wish, this is my command, my pleasure is my reason.
This is my wish, this is my command, my pleasure is my reason.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.