If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.

Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.

Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.

Idleness ruins the constitution.

Idleness ruins the constitution.

There is great force hidden in a sweet command.

There is great force hidden in a sweet command.

No mortal man is wise at all times.

No mortal man is wise at all times.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks read more

Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks to-morrow.

It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy read more

It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy it; but being lacked and lost,
Why, then we rack the value.

A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.

A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.