“ WAS God above that made all things,
The heav’ns, the earth, and all therein,
The ships that on the sea do swim
To guard from foes that none come in;
And let them all do what they can,
’Twas for one end—the use of man. ”

“ Nor can I find salve for my sore—
Love is a cureless sorrow.
And though my bale with death I bought
(Heigho, heavy cheer!)
Yet should this lass not from my thought,
So you may buy gold too dear. ”

“ To celebrate harvest-home.
No courtiers can be so happy as we
In innocent pastime and mirth,
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While thus we carouse with our sweetheart or spouse,
And rejoice o’er the fruits of the earth. ”

“ And she lives in our alley.
There is no lady in the land
Is half so sweet as Sally:
She is the darling of my heart,
And she lives in our alley.
Her father he makes cabbage-nets,
And through the streets does cry ’em ”

“ If a man and his wife should not agree,
Why, they’ll tug and pull till their liquor doth spill;
In a leather bottèl they may tug their fill,
And pull away till their hearts do ake,
And yet their liquor no harm can take. ”

“ Will raise his spirits whenever he’s dry.
So I wish in heav’n, etc.
At noon, the haymakers sit them down,
To drink from their bottles of ale nut-brown;
In summer, too, when the weather is warm,
A good bottle full will do them no harm. ”

“ Who did the laurel wear.
I boldly stepped up to her,
And unto her did say,
Are you engaged to any young man?
Do tell to me, I pray!
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I’m not engaged to any young man,
I solemnly do swear ”

“ Because it is silver most gallant and gay.
So I wish in heav’n, etc.
A leather bottèl we know is good,
Far better than glasses or cans of wood,
For when a man’s at work in the field,
Your glasses and pots no comfort will yield ”