WEALTH- —see Gold, Income, Independence, Money, Riches. Sh. M. for M. 11. 1. For, like an ass, whose back with ingots bows, Unto thy hands, it woundeth to the quick. Herbert, Temple. "Tis not those orient pearls our teeth, That you are so transported with : But those we wear about our necks, Produce those amorous effects. Butler, Hud. Ludy's Ans. 65. That wealth, which bounteous fortune sends As presents to her dearest friends, Is oft laid out upon a purchase Of two yards long in parish churches. We know that wealth well understood, The thriving knaves that keep them poor. Butler, Sat. 11. Butler, Sat. II. Gay, Fable 3, pt. 2. Wealth in the gross is death, but life diffus'd; In heaps, like ambergris, a stink it lies, Ib. 3, pt. 2. But well dispers'd is incense to the skies. Pope, M.E. 111. 263. Can wealth give happiness? look around, and see What gay distress! what splendid misery! Whatever fortunes lavishly can pour, The mind annihilates, and calls for more. Young, L.of F. sat. 5. Wealth imparts Convenience, plenty, elegance, and arts. Goldsmith. WEALTH-WEDDING, WEDLOCK. 681 WEALTH-continued. To purchase heaven, has gold the power ? Let nobler views engage thy mind. Dr. Johnson, to a Friend. Perhaps he hath great projects in his mind, Byron, D J. XII. 10. Wealth is substantial good the fates allot: From climbing the stairways of thy tower! WEDDING, WEDLOCK-see Love, Marriage. If a man might purchase a wife For a twelvemonth and a day; But to live with her all a man's life, For ever and for aye, Till she grow as grey as a cat, Crabbe. Longfellow, Kambalu. Good faith, Mr. Parson, excuse me from that. Thos. Flatman. Grave authors say, and witty poets sing, That honest wedlock is a glorious thing. Pope, Jan. & May, 21. Talk but six times with the same single lady, And you may get the wedding dresses ready. Byron, D. J. XII. 59. 682 WEDDING, WEDLOCK-WHIGS. WEDDING, WEDLOCK-continued. Now, whether fate decreed this pair should wed, WEEDS. And choke the herbs for want of husbandry. Sh. Hen. VI. 2,ш. I. WEEPING-see Distress, Misery, Mourning, Sorrow. The eye that weeps, shall yet be dry, And cloudless as a summer sky: Though watering now with countless tears, The eye that weeps shall yet be bright Sir, you are very welcome to our house; It must appear in other ways than words, W. H. Prideaux. Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy. Sh. M. of Ven. v. l. A general welcome from his grace Salutes ye all: this night he dedicates To fair content, and you: none here, he hopes, Sh. Hen. VIZI.I. 4. A hundred thousand welcomes: I could weep, To say you are welcome, were superfluous. Horatio- —or I do forget myself. Sh. Coriol. 11. 1. When Hamilton appears, then dawns the day, And when she disappears, begins the night. WHIGS-see Politicians. Sh. Hum. 1. 2. Lansdowne, To the Duchess. Nought's permanent among the human race, Except the Whigs not getting into place. Byron, D. J. x1. 82. But bees, on flowers alighting, cease their hum, So, settling upon places, Whigs grow dumb. Thos. Moore, Corruption, 161. WHITTINGTON. WHITTINGTON- -WIDOWS. Be it fable or truth, about Whittington's youth, And up rose the boy, with the impulse of joy, Hope, patience, and will, made him bravely fulfil 683 When by chance his hard fortune seemed rayless and cold, Saying, Turn again, Whittington!' WIDOWS. 6 May widows wed as often as they can, Eliza Cook. Dryden, Wife of Bath, 543. Why are those tears? why droops your head? Gay, Fable 37. Thus, day by day, and month by month, we pass'd; Pope, Wife of Bath, 307. Ramsay, Gentle Shepherd. See, but glance briefly, sorrow-worn and pale, 684 WIDOWS-continued WIDOWS-WIFE, WIVES. When'er you see a widow weeping And still in flagrant notice keeping Aye talking of her dear departed; She will not languish broken-hearted, Chas. Mackay, Safe Predictions. WIFE, WIVES-see Love, Marriage. Give me, next good, an understanding wife, They are most good who best know why. Sir Thos. Overbury. But she may learn; and happier than this, Commits itself to yours, to be directed. Sh. M. of Ven. 111. 2. And I as rich in having such a jewel, As twenty seas, if all their sands were pearl, The water nectar, and the rocks pure gold. Sh. Two G. 11.4. We'll leave a proof, by that which we will do, Wives may be merry, and yet honest too. Sh. Mer. W. IV. 2. I will be master of what is mine own: She is my goods, my chattels ; she is my house, My household-stuff, my field, my barn, My horse, my ox, my ass, my any thing. I am asham'd, that women are so simple Sh. Tam. S. 111. 2. To offer war where they should kneel for peace: Or seek for rule, supremacy, and sway, When they are bound to serve, love, and obey. Sh. Tam.S.v.2. Should all despair, That have revolted wives, the tenth of mankind Would hang themselves. You are my true and honourable wife; As dear to me as are the ruddy drops That visit my sad heart. As for my wife, I would you had her spirit in such another: Sh. Wint. T. 1. 2. Sh. Jul. C. II. 1. The third o' the world is yours; which with a snaffle You may pace easy, but not such a wife. Sh. Ant. Cleop. 11. 2. |