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"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"
What mare's nest hast thou found?
What mare's nest hast thou found?
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
The Court hath no Almanack.
The Court hath no Almanack.
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.