Moral emblems, with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations (1862)
Cats, Jacob, 1577-1660, Farlie, Robert, Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de, 1589-1662, Leighton, John, 1822-1912, Pigot, Richard · London, Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts · leaf 78
THE PRACTICE OF DOING GOOD ENGENDERS GOOD WORKS. LOVERS LIVE BY LOVE, AS LARKS BY LEEKS. Fumo pascuntur amantes. … SMOKE IS THE FOOD OF LOVERS. HEN Cupid opend Shop, the Trade he chofeWas juft the very one you might fuppofe. Love keep a fhop ?—his trade, Oh ! quickly name ! A Dealer in tobacco—Fie for fhame ! No lefs than true, and fet afide all joke, From oldeft time he ever dealt in Smoke; AMANT, TON BONHEUR…
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