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He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.
All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.