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We make allowance for necessity.
We make allowance for necessity.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
Love and a cough cannot be hid.
Love and a cough cannot be hid.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?
Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?
Crime requires further crime to conceal it.
Crime requires further crime to conceal it.
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
