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The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he read more
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
For washing his hands, none sels his lands.
For washing his hands, none sels his lands.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
What's the use to read more
Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
What's the use to anticipate sorrow?
Life's troubles come never too late.
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.