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Aristophanes in his comedy called the Wasps;
nay, more than Bel and the Dragon in Babylon, under King Belshazzar.
Diogenes being asked at what times a man ought to eat, answered, The rich when he is hungry, the poor when he has anything to eat.
Euripides has written, and makes Andromache say it, that by industry, and the help of the gods, men had found remedies against all poisonous creatures; but none was yet found against a bad wife.
No matter, since you are so steadfast, and would have us fast, let us fast as fast as we can, and then breakfast in the name of famine.
(qui mal y pense)
(Motteux inserts Chapter XVI. after Chapter VI.)
which he took more kindly than Artaxerxes did the cup of cold water that was given him by a clown.
As we went back to our ships I spied behind I don't know what bush, I don't know what folks, doing I don't know what business, in I don't know what posture, scouring I don't know what tools, in I don't know what manner, and I don't know what place.
Some messengers of ill news told us it was full as easy to get in there as into hell, and no less hard to get out.
this same stool is somewhat of the lowest for a man that has new breeches and a short doublet.
My hair still stands up an end when I think on't; and most damnably troubled I was there, for three very weighty reasons. First, because I was troubled. Secondly, because I was troubled. Thirdly and lastly, because I was troubled.
Now I have left nothing behind me at the wicket through forgetfulness; why then should I think of going thither?
as good sit still as rise up and fall; what cannot be cured must be endured.
they might full as well have called 'em necessity; for necessity has no law.
One removed the toothache only with washing thrice the root of the aching tooth with elder-vinegar, and letting it dry half-an-hour in the sun.
Penthesilea;
subtlety suspected, subtlety foreseen, subtlety found out, loses the essence and very name of subtlety,
When they wanted to eat or drink, they turned down the back-points or flaps of their cowls forwards below their chins, and that served 'em instead of gorgets or slabbering-bibs.
if every fool should wear a bauble, fuel would be dear.
so many men so many minds;
Ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt. Fate leads the willing, and th' unwilling draws.