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For the labourer is worthy of his hire.
For the labourer is worthy of his hire.
Every day brings his bread with it.
Every day brings his bread with it.
His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.
His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic read more
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic of ale and cider.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Consider the end.
Consider the end.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.