A sermon on a hat: "The hat, my boy, the hat, whatever it may be, is in itself nothing— makes nothing, goes for nothing; but, be sure of it, everything in life depends upon the cock of the hat.' For how many men-we put it to your own experience, reader-have made their way through the thronging crowds that beset fortune, not by the innate worth and excellence of their hats, but simply, as Sampson Piebald has it, by the cock of their hats'? The cock's all." Sc. 1. L. 75. Act I. Jeweler. JANUARY. By her who in this month is born, FEBRUARY. The February born will find MARCH. Who in this world of ours their eyes APRIL. She who from April dates her years, Diamonds should wear, lest bitter tears For vain repentance flow; this stone, Emblem of innocence is known. MAY. Who first beholds the light of day JUNE. Who comes with Summer to this earth Can health, wealth, and long life command. JULY. The glowing Ruby should adorn Those who in warm July are born Then will they be exempt and free From love's doubt and anxiety. AUGUST. Wear a Sardonyx or for thee The August-born without this stone 'Tis said must live unloved and lone. |