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'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
Omittance is no quittance.
Omittance is no quittance.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
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?
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Goe not for every griefe to the Phtsitian, nor for every quarrell
to the Lawyer, nor for every thirst read more
Goe not for every griefe to the Phtsitian, nor for every quarrell
to the Lawyer, nor for every thirst to the pot.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.