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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.
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.
A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.
A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.
Hail, guest, we ask not what thou art;
If friend, we greet thee, hand and heart;
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Hail, guest, we ask not what thou art;
If friend, we greet thee, hand and heart;
If stranger, such no longer be;
If foe, our love shall conquer thee.
A guest and a fish after three days are poison
A guest and a fish after three days are poison
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.
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.
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.]
Methinks a father
Is at the nuptial of his son a guest
That best becomes the table.
Methinks a father
Is at the nuptial of his son a guest
That best becomes the table.