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Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
Thoughts shut up want air,
And spoil like bales unopen'd to the sun.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all
crinoline and chignon.]
The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all
crinoline and chignon.]
The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.
The very rats
Instinctively had quit it.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
