Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more

Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.

Stolen kisses are always sweeter.

Stolen kisses are always sweeter.

The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that read more

The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that with the shadow of his wings
He can at pleasure stint their melody:
Even so mayest thou the giddy men of Rome.

I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.

I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.

A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.

A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.

Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.

Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.

Bear with evil, and expect good.

Bear with evil, and expect good.

He who is first in time has the prior right.

He who is first in time has the prior right.

The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.

The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.