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But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.