The sayings in this puzzle are taken randomly from a list of 750 proverbial sayings.
Note: Many of these proverbs and quotations are in archaic English, and neither grammar nor spelling has been modernised.
1. I beseech you, let his lack of years be no impediment to let him lack a reverend estimation; for I never knew so young a body with so old a head.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Merchant of Venice (the Clerk reads), Act IV, Scene I
2.
I am a man
More sinn’d against than sinning.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
King Lear (Lear), Act III, Scene II
3.
Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth
Unseen, both when we wake and when we sleep.
John Milton (1608-1674)
Paradise Lost, Bk IV, line 677
Archive
Find this and neighbouring posts in The Archive
You are welcome to share your creativity with me, or ask for help with any of the exercises on Clay Lane. Write to me at this address:
See more at Email Support.
If you like what I’m doing here on Clay Lane, from time to time you could buy me a coffee.
Buy Me a Coffee is a crowdfunding website, used by over a million people. It is designed to help content creators like me make a living from their work. ‘Buy Me a Coffee’ prides itself on its security, and there is no need to register.