The proverbs of John Heywood, ed. by J. Sharman

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Seite 34 - As thou art in desire? Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteemst the ornament of life, And live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would," Like the poor cat i
Seite 136 - Inquire what gallants sup in the next room; and, if they be any of your acquaintance, do not you, after the city fashion, send them in a pottle of wine, and your name, sweetened in two pitiful papers of sugar, with some filthy apology crammed into the mouth of a drawer; but rather keep a boy in fee, who under-hand shall proclaim you in every room, what a gallant fellow you are, how much you spend yearly in taverns, what a great gamester, what custom you bring to the house, in what witty discourse...
Seite 108 - God a mercy horse." In the end, Tarlton, seeing the people laugh so, was angry inwardly, and said : sir, had I power of your horse, as you have, I would doe more than that. What ere it be, said Banks, to please him, I will charge him to do it. Then sales Tarlton : charge him to bring me the veriest whore-master in the company. The horse leades his master to him. Then "God a mercy horse...
Seite xxxiv - I gaine my wealth by ordinaries ? no : by exchanging of gold ? no : by keeping of gallants companie? no. I hired me a little shop, fought low, tooke small gaine, kept no debt booke, garnished my shop, for want of plate, with good wholesome thriftie sentences ; as, " Touchstone, keepe thy shoppe, and thy shoppe will keepe thee.
Seite 123 - I should say to him, in the whole world! He values me at a crack'd three-farthings, for aught I see. It will never out of the flesh that's bred in the bone. I have told him enough, one would think, if that would serve; but counsel to him is as good as a shoulder of mutton to a sick horse.
Seite xxxiii - And that deliberation doth men assist, Before they wed to beware of had I wist?
Seite 116 - ... as euerie storme hath his calme, and the greatest spring-tide the deadest ebbe, so fared it with Francesco : for so long went the pot to the water that at last it came broken home ; and so long put he his hand into his pursse that at last the emptie bottome returned him a writt of Non est inuentus ; for well might the Diuell dance there, for euer a crosse to keepe him backe.
Seite 92 - ... man that knew the world to a hayre, would say, that the meane was sure : better be in the middle roome, then either in the Garret or the Sellor...

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