Works of John Taylor the Water Poet not included in the folio volume of 1630 | ||
12. Hang pride.
Why in gay Garments do fond fooles take pride?Cloaths are sins pennance, made to hide our shame;
Had man forborn to sin, no man had dy'd,
And cloaths (like fig-leaves) cannot hide nor blame.
Works of John Taylor the Water Poet not included in the folio volume of 1630 | ||