But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more

But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.

The itch of scribbling.

The itch of scribbling.

Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.

Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.

The sense of death is most in apprehension.

The sense of death is most in apprehension.

Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]

Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]

Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.

Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.

Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.

Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.

A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.

A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.

The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.

The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.