I must be cruel only to be kind.

I must be cruel only to be kind.

God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]

God sends cold according to Cloathes.
[God sends cold according to clothes.]

The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.

The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.

Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more

Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?

I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.

I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.

Nothing is more audacious than these women when detected; they
assume anger, and take courage from the very crime read more

Nothing is more audacious than these women when detected; they
assume anger, and take courage from the very crime itself.

The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more

The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.

Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.