Obfervations in MARCH, Next March comes in, and bears no Mark 13 213 M.2. V.24 Now fee the I never begun a good Story in my 4231 29 25lly Welch-Life, but fome of thefe plaguy Hin nan fwag-erances always napped me short in 1529 31 26 Jone Circumftance or another, ar d 44 40 27 33 27 Display his loft me the Credit of telling it. 55 225 34 28Leck and 34 ger; Bounce goes the Dcor, and in 65 24 23 37 20 hew his dag-comes Sancho. With the fudden 7 D fets 21 39 N ser. 86 A43 19 42 zun Fi 173 23 I 59 furprize the two Difputants were difabled from proceeding; the one by a Jumble of his Proofs and hi Propofitions, and the other by fpilling his Ale upon a good pair of Gregorv fecond-hand Breeches. Sancho,who Clement was a particular Acquaintance of Maffanelo Griffin's, after a few CommonG.a. Gren Place Speeches had pafs'd, fat him feifdown without much Ceremony. "Take the Tenkard, fays Griffin ""That is right (quoth Sancho) give me hold of it. You know) the old Proverb; when the Pig i. proffered hold up the Poke. We muft cut our Coat accorcing to our Cloth; which makes me love a large Tankard, because it wil bear a good pull. Nothing can beat it but a full Hogfhead, a Hogfhead and my own Head make two Heads, and two Heads are better than one. The Annun- 39,49 1117 Where a Sot 281 fays the Proverb. Gape and swallow is an excellent Receipt, and a muzled Cat was never a good Moufer. Come here goes; much Water goes by the Mil that the Miller knows nothing of: If I drink ceep, it is a Sign that I either am dry or like my Liquor.) 2 Laft Quarter 28 enters & 19 Day, 10 Ho, 47 Min, Mon. 12 1.2 T 222 W Oxf. &Camb. T. 3123 T Richard [begin. 424 F St. Ambrofe. 5 25 SOld Lady-day. 6 26 Ed Sun.aft, Falls 2013 27 JO 49 On Love! how thou out thy poor WhatWorkings I feel up and down; For a Kufs I would give her a Crown. 7 27 M Day inc.5h 39m All lonely at Even I trace the rude Heath, 8 28 T 929 W Eafter. Ter-beg. 10 30 T 1131 Fri.4h7m. Mor 12ap S& fet 2h35m Mo 3 Sun. aft. Eat 13 14 M 3 T W 17 18 7 F 19 8 S Alphege My Pains fure are worfe than a Woman in travail; Love's Darts they have pepper'd me fore: T Day inc.6h 15m There's one in my Heart, and juft under Zo 9E4 Sun,aft. Rafter. 21 10 M Ye Lovers around, come and foothe a fad Heart; Ah, pity a poor love lorn Brother! Oh, Cupid, I pray thee at her aim a Dart! And ftick it in fome Hole or other, Obfervations in Ariz. Next April comes; and now poor Bet 13M13. vi. 26 Hewfon. 8 9 2 The Man is and Squal- 3 131 910 52 16 441 1011 57 14 46 11 morn. 12 48 120 50 10 50 3318 4 5 52 142 66 54 9 152 162 173 Good Wine needsno Bush, and the bad deferves none. But while I am talking, Times falking, and be that knows not that he has another Hour to live,ought to make ufe of the prefent one; fo forewarned is fore-armed; takeTime by the Forelock. 'Tis good to be merry and wife. Good eating and good drinking are two noble In ventions, and may Heaven reft the Soul of him who firft found them out.So putting the Tankard to his Head,putanEnd to his Harangue. Griffin feeing that, pulls his Pipe out of his Mouth.-Here (quoth Griffin) ends the firft Chapter of 345 56 10 Brough- the Proverbs of Sancho. 57 3 57 11 ton. 191 59 12 Owen 183 39 iv.vii. 13 Rowe. Sancho, after emptying the Contents, fhaking the Tankard, began again as follows: A Word to the Wife is fufficient, and the leaft faid is the fooneft mended there is no need to speak for a Thingv 716 Jno.Okey Thing which will fpeak for itself. T. Tell 194 957 314 260 1270 28 1 291 130/2 Griffin ordered it to be filled. ز Sancho continued his proverbial Lecture.-The beft Way, fays, Sancho, to keep Ale from fouring is to drink it while it is fresh.-It is better to be unborn than untaught.-And he who has not learnt that is a Leffon fhort.Wit is a fhifting Thing; and we 43 39 21 24 J.Berk ftea never know what Part of the 237 23 25 M. Grigg| 22 40 20 23 Tankard 120 Alcention. St. Phil. and James. F On Mor.of Afc. Tankard to find it in. Syntax, who 524 W Reafon of Man, the nobleft Part, TOxford T. ends. That rules the Head, or mends theHeart, 5 B Whit-Sunday 12MM Whit-Monday 2 14 3 187 [19] 20 91 Though Bacchus, jolly God divine, TWhit-Thefday Should fpread the Board :how dull all fit T F Da.15h38m.lo. Till in comes Wi.. Wit is a fprightly active kind Of Phantom, never yet defin'd; Trinity Sunday On right true Wit. T 2110 WOxf. Term. beg. TPrs. Eliz, bor. FTrin. T. beg. 23 2413 2514 S ES. aft. Trie 26 5 MAugufline ift Dungan. Wit loves at feftive Boards to bide, So when' dull Folly holds the Purfe, Bece[Abp.ofCaBut don't blame Wit. Confider needy Wit, altho' 2018 TK. Cha. ReTo Folly 'tis the greatest Foe, 30 F 120 S To Hunger's Call muft ftill fubmit; Obfervations in MAY 1788. Troubles we daily fee appear In ev'ry month of ev'ry year: The month of May blows up love's paffion, Ill betide 26 27 the fickle 28 28 bride. 1 2m21 V. VII (26 21 9 a 41 12210 4 2310 2411 2511 22 3 57 2 3029 Efq. Dun, 33N Drayman Pride 35 2 38 4 Ketch, 19 Syntax having repeated the above, fat waiting for the thanks of the company; but was difaprointed by the tankerd coming in ag in, which appeared to have more attraction than Syntax's puem; he ventur'd to ask their opinion however; and was replied to by Sancho. Wit often fays he, goes of a fool's errand, when it would do well to remember that of little medling cometh great eafe; and pouring oil into the fire is not the way to quench it ; he that lofeth his friend for a jeft, is penny wife and pound foolish. Wit may have words at will, but 'tis a ftill fow that drinks all the draugh; and take heed, is a the good rede. If thou hast wit, keep it. Store is no fore, wherefore pare at the brim rather than at Marriat the the bottom. Many who have fet up for wits have broke for want of flock. 41 Of the lafs 491 day in 5213 534 Here Mrs Griffin broke in, and 57 17 beg'd Trigon's defamation of wit; 5818 trim'd up not that fie cared a farthing about 24III. VIII. her beft art, but he had just hit 19 26 morn 27 0 757 28 O 2656 29 0 4355 30 I 154 21153 |