George Herbert ( 10 of 1168 )
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
Comparisons are odious.
Comparisons are odious.
The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
[The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]
The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
[The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
Better a snotty child, then his nose wip'd off.
Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.
Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
At Court, every one for himselfe.
At Court, every one for himselfe.
