Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my deary, kiss me, and be quiet.

And we meet, with champagne and a chicken, at last.

Satire should, like a polished razor keen, Wound with a touch that's scarcely felt or seen.

Let this great maxim be my virtue's guide,- In part she is to blame that has been tried: He comes too near that comes to be denied.

My manner of living is plain and I do not mean to be put out of it. A glass of wine and a bit of mutton are always ready.

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To be a husbandman, is but a retreat from the city; to be a philosopher, from the world