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No, truly, 'tis more than manners will;
And I have heard it said, unbidden guests
Are often read more
No, truly, 'tis more than manners will;
And I have heard it said, unbidden guests
Are often welcomest when they are gone.
When hospitality becomes an art, it loses its very soul.
When hospitality becomes an art, it loses its very soul.
A guest and a fish after three days are poison
A guest and a fish after three days are poison
For whom he means to make an often guest,
One dish shall serve; and welcome make the rest.
For whom he means to make an often guest,
One dish shall serve; and welcome make the rest.
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
[Lat., Quo me cumque rapit tempestas deferor hospes.]
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
[Lat., Quo me cumque rapit tempestas deferor hospes.]
You must come home with me and be my guest;
You will give joy to me, and I will read more
You must come home with me and be my guest;
You will give joy to me, and I will do
All that is in my power to honour you.
Unbidden guests Are often welcomest when they are gone.
Unbidden guests Are often welcomest when they are gone.
Gentle my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks;
Be bright and jovial among your guests to-night.
Gentle my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks;
Be bright and jovial among your guests to-night.
To the guests that must go, bid God's speed and brush away all
traces of their steps.
To the guests that must go, bid God's speed and brush away all
traces of their steps.
