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To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
Many have an irresistible itch for writing.
Many have an irresistible itch for writing.
That is gold which is worth gold.
That is gold which is worth gold.
A new broome sweepeth cleane.
A new broome sweepeth cleane.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.