Let the poor man mind his tongue.

Let the poor man mind his tongue.

They kindly leave us, but not quite alone,
But in good company, the gout or stone.

They kindly leave us, but not quite alone,
But in good company, the gout or stone.

A blustering night, a faire day.

A blustering night, a faire day.

The March sunne raises but dissolves not.

The March sunne raises but dissolves not.

So many men in Court and so many strangers.

So many men in Court and so many strangers.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.

Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more

Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.

When God will, no winde but brings raine.

When God will, no winde but brings raine.

Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.

Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.