O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!

The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.

The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.

The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.

The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.

That is never too often repeated which is never sufficiently
learnt.

That is never too often repeated which is never sufficiently
learnt.

And all may think which way their judgments lead 'em.

And all may think which way their judgments lead 'em.

We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.

We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.

They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.

They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.

I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.

I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.

With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.

With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.