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Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp.
Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp.
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.
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may read more
He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may fight again,
Which he can never do that's slain.
Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
She drops her arms, to gain the field:
Secures her conquest by her flight:
And triumphs when she seems to yield.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
To persevere
In obstinate condolement is a course
Of impious stubbornness: 'tis unmanly grief.
To persevere
In obstinate condolement is a course
Of impious stubbornness: 'tis unmanly grief.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.
But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.
He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.
He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.
