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God oft hath a great share in a little house.
God oft hath a great share in a little house.
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to read more
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to come,
And Mem'ry gild the past.
Nothing can come of nothing.
Nothing can come of nothing.
Anything for a quiet life.
Anything for a quiet life.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.