And last, the crown of a' my grief.

And last, the crown of a' my grief.

Step after step the ladder is ascended.

Step after step the ladder is ascended.

Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.

Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.

Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.

Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.

Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.

Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.

Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.

Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.

The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.

The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.

Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.

Hee that blowes in the dust fills his eyes with it.

If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.

If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.