Maxioms by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
I own the soft impeachment.
I own the soft impeachment.
Here's to the maiden of bashful fifteen;
Here's to the widow of fifty;
Here's to the flaunting, read more
Here's to the maiden of bashful fifteen;
Here's to the widow of fifty;
Here's to the flaunting, extravagant quean;
And here's to the housewife that's thrifty.
(Chorus:) Let the toast pass,--
Drink to the lass,
I'll warrant she'll prove an excuse for the glass.
Egad, I think the interpreter is the hardest to be understood of
the two!
Egad, I think the interpreter is the hardest to be understood of
the two!
The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed
The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed
You write with ease, to show your breeding,
But easy writing's curst hard reading.
You write with ease, to show your breeding,
But easy writing's curst hard reading.