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Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
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.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
To buy deare is not bounty.
To buy deare is not bounty.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your
enemy.
Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your
enemy.
A snow yeare, a rich yeare.
A snow yeare, a rich yeare.