Step after step the ladder is ascended.

Step after step the ladder is ascended.

Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.

Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.

Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.

Hee that knowes what may bee gained in a day never steales.

Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.

Shun an inquisitive man, he is invariably a tell-tale.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee
will repay thee.

Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee
will repay thee.

Withdraw yourself from that vile bondage; Come say, "I am free,"
"I am free."

Withdraw yourself from that vile bondage; Come say, "I am free,"
"I am free."

The wife is the key of the house.

The wife is the key of the house.

Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.

Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.