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We cannot come to honour under Coverlet.
We cannot come to honour under Coverlet.
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
The eye will have his part.
The eye will have his part.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Successful villany is called virtue.
Successful villany is called virtue.
When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.
When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.
Our rash faults
Make trivial price of serious thing we have,
Not knowing them until we know read more
Our rash faults
Make trivial price of serious thing we have,
Not knowing them until we know their grave.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
