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Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
He that sowes trusts in God.
He that sowes trusts in God.
Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.
Immodest words admit of no defence;
For want of decency is want of sense.
Successful villany is called virtue.
Successful villany is called virtue.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
