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res. The three golden balls of civilization: Industry, commerce, and wealth. The three companions of beauty: Modesty, love, and constancy. The three blessings of this life: Health, wealth, and a good conscience. The four comforts of this life: Love, liberty, health, and a contented mind. The three spirits that have no souls: Brandy, rum, and gin. The three L's; Love, loyalty, and length of days. The three M's; Modesty, moderation, and mutuality. Modesty in our discourse. Moderation in our wishes. Mutuality in our affection. THE MUSICIAN'S TOAST.--May a crotchet in the head never bar the utterance of good notes. May the lovers of harmony never be in want of a note, and its enemies die in a common chord. THE SURGEON'S TOAST.--The man that bleeds for his country. THE WAITER'S TOAST.--The clever waiter who puts the cork in first and the liquor afterwards. THE GLAZIER'S TOAST.--The praiseworthy glazier who takes _panes_ to see his way through life. THE GREENGROCER'S TOAST.--May we spring up like vegetables, have turnip noses, radish cheeks, and carroty hair; and may our hearts never be hard like those of cabbages, nor may we be rotten at the core. THE PAINTER'S TOAST.--When we work in the wet may we never want for driers. THE TALLOW CHANDLER'S TOAST.--May we make light of our misfortunes, melt the fair when we press them, and make our foes wax warm in our favour. THE HATTER'S TOAST.--When the rogue _naps_ it, may the lesson be _felt_. THE TAILOR'S TOAST.--May we always _sheer_ out of a lawsuit, and by so doing _cut_ bad company. THE BAKER'S TOAST.--May we never be done so much as to make us crusty. THE LAWYER'S TOAST.--May the depth of our potations never cause us to let judgment go by default. * * * * * LATIN. _Ad finem esto fidelis_. Be faithful to the end. _Amor patriae_. The love of our country. _Dilige amicos_. Love your friends. _Dum vivimus vivamus_. Let us live while we live. _Esto perpetua_. Be thou perpetual. _Palmam qid meruit ferate_. Let him who has won bear the palm. _Pro aris et focis_. For our altars and fireside. _Vox populi vox Dei_. The voice of the people is the voice of
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