Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.

A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.

A poore beauty finds more lovers then husbands.

A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more

A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.

Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.

Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.

Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.

Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.

'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.

'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.

Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred read more

Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred robe, or broidered zone.

Working and making a fire doth discretion require.

Working and making a fire doth discretion require.

Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.

Health and sicknesse surely are mens double enemies.