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A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
My poverty, but not my will consents.
My poverty, but not my will consents.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the read more
Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the passing year.
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
