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.

By doing nothing we learne to do ill.

By doing nothing we learne to do ill.

'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
Of darken'd forms and faces.

What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?

What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?

Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.

Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.

A fool's bolt is soon shot.

A fool's bolt is soon shot.

I shudder when relating it.

I shudder when relating it.

The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.

The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.

Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.

Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.