Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.

Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.

Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
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Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
Wi' usquebae, we'll face the devil!

France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.

France is a meddow that cuts thrice a yeere.

So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.

So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.

Nothing lasts but the Church.

Nothing lasts but the Church.

Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.

Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.

She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]

She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]

Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.

Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.

It is hard to abstain from writing satire.

It is hard to abstain from writing satire.