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When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.
At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once a year.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.
Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
