It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.

It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.

That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.

That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.

Nothing lasts but the Church.

Nothing lasts but the Church.

The bit that one eates, no friend makes.

The bit that one eates, no friend makes.

For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.

For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.

The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.

The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.

And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
And makes it a sorrow to be.

The tree is known by his fruit.

The tree is known by his fruit.

If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the
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If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the
wind for revealing them to the trees.