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I prithee take the cork out of thy mouth, that I may drink thy
tidings.
I prithee take the cork out of thy mouth, that I may drink thy
tidings.
Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!
Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!
If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me;
I had it from my father.
If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me;
I had it from my father.
Stop not, unthinking, every friend you meet
To spin your wordy fabric in the street;
While you read more
Stop not, unthinking, every friend you meet
To spin your wordy fabric in the street;
While you are emptying your colloquial pack,
The fiend Lumbago jumps upon his back.
He who talks much cannot always talk well.
[It., Chi parla troppo non puo parlar sempre bene.]
He who talks much cannot always talk well.
[It., Chi parla troppo non puo parlar sempre bene.]
But far more numerous was the herd of such,
Who think too little, and who talk too much.
But far more numerous was the herd of such,
Who think too little, and who talk too much.
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
No season now for calm, familiar talk.
No season now for calm, familiar talk.
In general those who nothing have to say
Contrive to spend the longest time in doing it.
In general those who nothing have to say
Contrive to spend the longest time in doing it.
