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With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is read more
By the needle you shall draw the thread, and by that which is
past, see how that which is to come will be drawne on.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
The great put the little on the hooke.
The great put the little on the hooke.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.