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I'll have a fling.
I'll have a fling.
They kindly leave us, but not quite alone,
But in good company, the gout or stone.
They kindly leave us, but not quite alone,
But in good company, the gout or stone.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
They had been fou for weeks thegither.
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
They had been fou for weeks thegither.
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.