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So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to read more
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to recall it.
Anything for a quiet life.
Anything for a quiet life.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye.
With a smile on her lips, and a tear in her eye.
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.
Warre makes theeves, and peace hangs them.
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.
