Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!

Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!

Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.

Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.

What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?

What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?

But few prize honour more than money.

But few prize honour more than money.

Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.

Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.

How use doth breed a habit in a man!

How use doth breed a habit in a man!

Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.

Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.

And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.

And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.

The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.

The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.