Report of fashions in proud Italy Whose manners still our tardy-apish nation Limps after in base imitation
William ShakespeareShould the poor be flattered? No; let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, and crook the pregnant hinges of the knee where thrift may follow fawning.
William ShakespeareIf thou couldst, doctor, cast The water of my land, find her disease, And purge it to a sound and pristine health, I would applaud thee to the very echo, That should applaud you again.
William Shakespeare