Here 's to the maiden of bashful fifteen; Here 's to the widow of fifty; Here 's to the flaunting, extravagant queen, And here 's to the housewife that 's thrifty! Let the toast pass; Drink to the lass; I 'll warrant she 'll prove an excuse for the glass.
They only have lived long who have lived virtuously.
The throne we honour is the people's choice.
Had I a heart for falsehood framed, I ne'er could injure you.
It is by women that nature writes on the hearts of men.
We will not anticipate the past; so mind, young people,-our retrospection will be all to the future.