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Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
The act is judged of by the event.
The act is judged of by the event.
He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.
He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
