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He hath great neede of a foole, that plaies the foole himselfe.
He hath great neede of a foole, that plaies the foole himselfe.
What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.
What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.
Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
Little journeys and good cost bring safe home.
Little journeys and good cost bring safe home.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
