Winter commences. Bills come pouring in. Trust yet to the stars. Do the
Income Tax—so saith the moral philosopher. All flesh is grass—but beef
is not water-cresses. Make moral reflections, and pay no bills. A bad
month for paying bills. Give no Christmas dinner; but go to some one's
who does. Receive presents of turkeys, geese, pickled salmon, and cod,
with oysters for sauce. Look out for Saturn in the ascendant in the
house of Mars; and when you see a comet with a green tail, send an
express to the astronomer royal, with a lock of your hair.