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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
I saw young Harry with his visor up.
I saw young Harry with his visor up.
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
The comforters head never akes.
The comforters head never akes.
The market is the best garden.
The market is the best garden.
Hee is not free that drawes his chaine.
Hee is not free that drawes his chaine.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.