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A little lett lets an ill workeman.
A little lett lets an ill workeman.
Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.
Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
This is no time for staring about.
This is no time for staring about.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's read more
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's reply,
From every eye,
Is, "Live we while we may."