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So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?
How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.
I will be correspondent to command.
I will be correspondent to command.
He that hath the spice, may season as he list.
He that hath the spice, may season as he list.
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.
To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.