GOLDEN MOTTOES.
| A vain man’s motto,— | Win gold and wear it. |
| A generous man’s motto,— | Win gold and share it. |
| A miser’s motto,— | Win gold and spare it. |
| A profligate’s motto,— | Win gold and spend it. |
| A broker’s motto,— | Win gold and lend it. |
| A fool’s motto,— | Win gold and end it. |
| A gambler’s motto,— | Win gold and lose it. |
| A sailor’s motto,— | Win gold and cruise it. |
| A wise man’s motto,— | Win gold and use it. |
POSIES FROM WEDDING-RINGS.
Portia. A quarrel, ho, already! What’s the matter?
Gratiano. About a hoop of gold, a paltry ring
That she did give me: whose posy was
For all the world like cutler’s poetry
Upon a knife:[[32]] Love me, and leave me not.—
Merchant of Venice, Act V.
Hamlet. Is this a prologue, or the posy of a ring?—