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If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
The March sunne raises but dissolves not.
Love makes one fitt for any work.
Love makes one fitt for any work.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.