They that know one another salute a farre off.

They that know one another salute a farre off.

The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, read more

The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.

One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.

Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.

Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.

But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more

But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.

Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.

Our neighbour's crop is always more fruitful and his cattle
produce more milk than our own.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

So obliging that he ne'er obliged.

He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.

He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.