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To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.
Skins may differ, but affection
Dwells in white and black the same.
There's nothing makes me so much grieve,
As that abominable tittle-tattle,
Which is the cud eschew'd by read more
There's nothing makes me so much grieve,
As that abominable tittle-tattle,
Which is the cud eschew'd by human cattle.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
The eye and Religion can beare no jesting.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.