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Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.
He lives unsafely, that lookes too neere on things.
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
One hand washeth another, and both the face.
One hand washeth another, and both the face.