MORALS.
I. This maxim, then, ye spendthrifts know,
’Tis money makes the mare to go.
II. By no wise man be this forgot;
A penny sav’d’s a penny got.
III. This rule keep ever in your head;
A half-loaf’s better than no bread.
IV. Though some may rail, and others laugh,
In your own hand still keep the staff.
V. Forget not, Sirs, since Fortune’s fickle,
Many a little makes a mickle.
VI. By gay men’s counsels be not thwarted.
Fools and their money soon are parted.
VII. Save, save, ye prudent—who can know
How soon the high may be quite low?
VIII. Of Christian virtues hear the sum,
True charity begins at home.
IX. Neglect not farthings, careless elves;
Shillings and pounds will guard themselves.
X. Get cash with honour if you can,
But still to get it be your plan.