The three M’s:
Mirth, music,
and moderation.
Mirth
at every board.
Music
in all instruments.
Moderation
in our desires.
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.
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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
God.