Thanks be to God, since my leaving drinking of wine, I do find myself much better, and do mind my business better, and do spend less money, and less time lost in idle company.

However, music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business is.

I did this night promise my wife never to go to bed without calling upon God, upon my knees, in prayer.

Strange to say what delight we married people have to see these poor fools decoyed into our condition.

But me thought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain.

Thanks be to God, since my leaving drinking of wine, I do find myself much better, and do mind my business better, and do spend less money, and less time lost in idle company.

Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody.