Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.

Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.

So many men in Court and so many strangers.

So many men in Court and so many strangers.

Victory or Westminister Abbey.

Victory or Westminister Abbey.

Many have an irresistible itch for writing.

Many have an irresistible itch for writing.

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.

A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.

We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.

We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.

Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.

Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.

Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]

Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]