Matthew, Mark, Luke and John,
The bed be blest that I lye on.

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John,
The bed be blest that I lye on.

Like feather-bed betwixt a wall
And heavy brunt of cannon ball.

Like feather-bed betwixt a wall
And heavy brunt of cannon ball.

Rise with the lark, and with the lark to bed.

Rise with the lark, and with the lark to bed.

To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.

To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.

In bed we laugh, in bed we cry;
And born in bed, in bed we die;
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In bed we laugh, in bed we cry;
And born in bed, in bed we die;
The near approach a bed may show
Of human bliss to human woe.
[Fr., Theatre des ris et des pleurs
Lit! ou je nais, et ou je meurs,
Tu nous fais voir comment voisins
Sont nos plaisirs et chagrins.]

The bed has become a place of luxury to me! I would not exchange
it for all the thrones read more

The bed has become a place of luxury to me! I would not exchange
it for all the thrones in the world.