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When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
By doing nothing we learne to do ill.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
A man perfect to the finger tips.