COMMUNION.—They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet
Quaff immortality and joy.
Milton.—Par. Lost, Book V. Line 637.
Thus may we abide in union,
With each other and the Lord,
And possess in sweet communion
Joys which
earth cannot afford.
Benediction.
COMPANY.—It is certain that either wise bearing, or ignorant carriage, is caught as men take diseases, one of another; therefore, let men take heed of their company.
Shakespeare.—King Henry IV. Part II. Act V. Scene 1. (Falstaff solus.)
Get thee gone;
I see thou art not for my company.
Shakespeare.—Titus Andronicus, Act III. Scene 2. (Titus to Marcus.)
Is all our company here?
Shakespeare.—Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act I. Scene 2. (Quince to Bottom.)
I thank you for your company; but, good faith, I had as lief have been myself alone.
Shakespeare.—As You Like It, Act III. Scene 2. (Jaques to Orlando.)
Catius is ever moral, ever grave,
Thinks who endures a knave, is next a knave,
Save just at dinner—then
prefers, no doubt,
A rogue with venison, to a saint without.
Pope.—Moral Essays, Epi. I. To Temple, Line 77.
COMPANY.—Company, villainous company, hath been the spoil of me.
Shakespeare.—King Henry IV. Part I. Act. III. Scene 3. (Falstaff to Bardolph.)