It's absurd to warme one in his armour.

It's absurd to warme one in his armour.

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.

It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.

It's a wicked thing to make a dearth ones garner.

It's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing.

It's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing.

But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.

But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.

Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.

Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.

Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.

Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.

It's an ill councell that hath no escape.

It's an ill councell that hath no escape.

We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.

We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.