By outward show let's not be cheated; An ass should like an ass be treated.

A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear, hath not such a contempt for roguery as you imagine.

From kings to cobblers 'tis the same; Bad servants wound their masters' fame.

In every age and clime we see Two of a trade can never agree.

If the heart of a man is depressed with cares, The mist is dispelled when a woman appears.

Let firm, well hammer'd soles protect thy feet Through freezing snows, and rains, and soaking sleet; Should the big last extend the shoe too wide, Each stone will wrench the unwary step aside; The sudden turn may stretch the swelling vein, The cracking joint unhinge, or ankle sprain; And when too short the modish shoes are worn, You'll judge the seasons by your shooting corn.

Twas when the seas were roaring With hollow blasts of wind, A damsel lay deploring, All on a rock reclined.