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Drink boys, drink boys,
Drive away your sorrow!
Drink boys, drink boys,
Drive away your sorrow!
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
Falsehoods border on truths.
Falsehoods border on truths.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
An ill labourer quarrells with his tooles.
