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A civil guest Will no more talk all, than eat all the feast.
A civil guest Will no more talk all, than eat all the feast.
Unbidden guests Are often welcomest when they are gone.
Unbidden guests Are often welcomest when they are gone.
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.
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.
No, truly, 'tis more than manners will;
And I have heard it said, unbidden guests
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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.
See, your guests approach.
Address yourself to entertain them sprightly,
And let's be red with mirth.
See, your guests approach.
Address yourself to entertain them sprightly,
And let's be red with mirth.
A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.
A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.
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.]
