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You kick against the goad.
You kick against the goad.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
He comes to the world, as a gentleman comes
To a lodging ready furnished.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
You will be melancholy, if you are solitary.
You will be melancholy, if you are solitary.
Then westward ho!
Grace and good disposition attend your ladyship.
Then westward ho!
Grace and good disposition attend your ladyship.
A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.
A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.