The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.

The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.

Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.

Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

And last, the crown of a' my grief.

And last, the crown of a' my grief.

A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.

A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.

A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.

Let the dead bury their dead.

Let the dead bury their dead.

None is offended but by himselfe.

None is offended but by himselfe.

Life's cares are comforts; such by heaven design'd
He that has none, must make them or be wretched.

Life's cares are comforts; such by heaven design'd
He that has none, must make them or be wretched.