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At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
It adds to the glory both of soule and body.
It adds to the glory both of soule and body.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
This is the reward of my folly.
This is the reward of my folly.
Drink boys, drink boys,
Drive away your sorrow!
Drink boys, drink boys,
Drive away your sorrow!
A trade is better then service.
A trade is better then service.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.
