At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.

At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.

I'll have a fling.

I'll have a fling.

The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.

The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.

Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.

Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.

Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.

Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.

The coveteous spends more then the liberall.

The coveteous spends more then the liberall.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

Avoid excess.

Avoid excess.

As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.

As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.