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Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.
Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient
for me.
By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.
By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.
Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.