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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.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
He will burne his house, to warme his hands.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
