But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.

He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.

Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.

Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.

I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my read more

I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my vestal vary takes wing.

A hatt is not made for one shower.

A hatt is not made for one shower.

One of Satan's shepherdesses caught
And meant to stamp him with her master's mark.

One of Satan's shepherdesses caught
And meant to stamp him with her master's mark.

The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.

The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.

A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.

A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.

When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.

When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.