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May the wealth of rogues devolve on honest men
May every virtuous woman be happy, and every vicious one
penitent
May fortune fill the cup where charity guides the hand
May our injuries be written in sand and our friendships on
marble
May health paint the cheek and sincerity the mind
May our endeavours to please be always crowned with success
May the heart that sympathizes in the distress of another never
sorrow ever its own misfortunes
May the morning of prosperity shine on the evening of adversity
May flattery never sit in the parlour, nor plaindealing be kicked out of doors
Fortune to the brave and contentment to honesty
May poverty be always a day's march behind us
The man that feels for sorrow not his own
May never war be among us
Sunshine and good-humour all the world over
May we around us with pleasure and upward with gratitude
May the bud of sincerity ever blossom in the bosom of friendship
May liberty never degenerate into licentiousness
May we never swear a credulous girl out of her virtue, or an
honest man out of a just debt
May the pleasure of return bear up the spirits of the absent
May our wants be reduced and our comforts multiplied
Humanity in prosperity and fortitude in distress
May the sunshine of comfort dispel the clouds of care
May we never know want till relief is at hand
May those in place be what they profess when out out of place
Gratitude to remember and sense to forget
A blush of detection to the lovers of deceit
All fortune's daughters except the eldest-Mis-fortune
All our wants supplied and virtuous wishes satisfied
A head to earn and a heart to spend
All tails but tell-tales
All we wish and all we want
All charitable institutions
Community of goods, Unity of hearts, nobility of sentiment,
and Truth of feeling to all lovers of the fair
Emulation in virtuous breasts