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.

Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.

Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!

Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's read more

Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's reply,
From every eye,
Is, "Live we while we may."

The corne hides it self in the snow, as an old man in furrs.

The corne hides it self in the snow, as an old man in furrs.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.

The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.

The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.

Long jesting was never good.

Long jesting was never good.

All griefes with bread are lesse.

All griefes with bread are lesse.