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"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
You stick in the same mire.
You stick in the same mire.
The way of transgressors is hard.
The way of transgressors is hard.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.
Put your toong in your purse.
Put your toong in your purse.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor.