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'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
He is not poor who has a competency.
He is not poor who has a competency.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
Who will sell the Cow, must say the word.
I saw young Harry with his visor up.
I saw young Harry with his visor up.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.