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Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.
Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.
A Lyons skin is never cheape.
A Lyons skin is never cheape.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
A hatt is not made for one shower.
A hatt is not made for one shower.