Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.

Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.

Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.

Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.

I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my read more

I make a declaration every spring,
Of reformation ere the year run out,
But somehow this my vestal vary takes wing.

I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.

I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.

Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.

Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.

All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.

All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.

He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.

Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.

Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.