Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.

Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.

Neither do men put new wine into old bottles.

Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
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Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She hates the smell of roses!

Come what come may,
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.

Come what come may,
Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.

All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.

All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.

'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.

'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.

The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.

The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.

When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.

When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.