God oft hath a great share in a little house.

God oft hath a great share in a little house.

Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.

Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.

A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.

A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.

Never less alone, than when alone.

Never less alone, than when alone.

A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.

A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.

Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.

Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.

Folly growes without watering.

Folly growes without watering.

In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.

In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.

Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?

Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?