Fair words butter no parsnips.

Fair words butter no parsnips.

The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.

The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.

Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.

The swiftness of time is infinite, which is the more evident to
those who look back on what has read more

The swiftness of time is infinite, which is the more evident to
those who look back on what has passed.

'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.

'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.

But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?

But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?

It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.

It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.

Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.

Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.