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A man perfect to the finger tips.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
Success brings many to ruin.
Success brings many to ruin.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
After dinner rest awhile, after supper walk a mile.
After dinner rest awhile, after supper walk a mile.