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?

Every great house is full of saucy servants.

Every great house is full of saucy servants.

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.

Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.

Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.

Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.

Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.

One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.

One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.

Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to read more

Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to recall it.

What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.

What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.

Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.