Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.

Trifles light as air
Are to the jealous confirmations strong
As proofs of holy writ.

An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]

An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]

The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.

The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.

Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.

Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.

The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and read more

The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.]

What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?

What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?

By that sin fell the angels.

By that sin fell the angels.

A wise man does nothing by constraint.

A wise man does nothing by constraint.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.