Charles Churchill ( 10 of 47 )
Man and wife,
Coupled together for the sake of strife.
Man and wife,
Coupled together for the sake of strife.
My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to
persuade my wife to marry me.
My most brilliant achievement was my ability to be able to
persuade my wife to marry me.
Appearances to save, his only care;
So things seem right, no matter what they are.
Appearances to save, his only care;
So things seem right, no matter what they are.
Constant attention wears the active mind,
Blots out our pow'rs, and leaves a blank behind.
Constant attention wears the active mind,
Blots out our pow'rs, and leaves a blank behind.
Oh! how many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring.
Oh! how many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring.
And if you mean to profit, learn to please.
And if you mean to profit, learn to please.
A joke's a very serious thing.
A joke's a very serious thing.
He's of stature somewhat low--
Your hero always should be tall, you know.
He's of stature somewhat low--
Your hero always should be tall, you know.
With curious art the brain, too finely wrought,
Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought.
With curious art the brain, too finely wrought,
Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought.
Greatly his foes he dreads, but more his friends,
He hurts me most who lavishly commends.
Greatly his foes he dreads, but more his friends,
He hurts me most who lavishly commends.
