"The gypsies, Snap and Pedro, Are none of Tom's comradoes, The punk I scorn and the cutpurse sworn, And the roaring boy's bravadoes. The meek, the white, the gentle Me handle, touch, and spare not; But those that cross Tom Rynosseros Do what the panther dare not."

"The devil cannot tie a woman's tongue."

"The blinded boy that shootes so trim From heaven downe did hie."

"No burial these pretty babes Of any man receives Till Robin Redbreast painfully Did cover them with leaves."

"More haste than good speed makes many fare the worse."

"Love, that covers multitude of sins, Makes love in parents wink at children’s faults."

"Love me little, love me long, Is the burden of my song."

"King Stephen was a worthy peer; His breeches cost him but a crown."

"Kill then, and bliss me, But first come, kiss me."

"It's pride that puts this country down: Man, take thy old cloak about thee!"

"(I would topple with ye And) pluck a good crow."

"I know more than Apollo, For oft, when he lies sleeping I see the stars at bloody wars In the wounded welkin weeping."

"I had need of a long spoon, now I go to eat with the devil."

"He's best at ease that meddleth least."

"He is but a fool that, when all fails, cannot live upon his wit."

"Ground me no grounds."

"Greensleeves was all my joy, Greensleeves was my delight: Greensleeves was my heart of gold, And who but my lady Greensleeves."

"God be in my head, And in my understanding,God be in my eyes, And in my looking,God be in my mouth, And in my speaking,God be in my heart, And in my thinking,God be at my end, And at my departing."

"From the hag and hungry goblin That into rags would rend ye, The spirit that stands by the naked man In the Book of Moons defend ye."

"For he that leaps, before he look, good son, May leap in the mire, and miss what he hath done."

"But he that takes not such time, while he may, Shall leap at a whiting, when time is away."

"Break her betimes, and bring her under by force, Or else the grey mare will be the better horse."

"April is in my mistress' face, And July in her eyes hath place; Within her bosom is September, But in her heart a cold December."

"Any food, any feeding, Feeding, drink, or clothing; Come dame or maid, be not afraid, Poor Tom will injure nothing."

"And let all women strive to be As constant as Penelope."

"A right woman — either love like an angel, Or hate like a devil — in extremes to dwell."

"A heavy purse makes a light heart."

"A crafty knave needs no broker."

"Westron wynde when wyll thow blow The smalle rayne downe can rayne Cryst yf my love were in my armys And I yn my bed agayne."

"Were beth they biforen us weren, Houndës ladden and hauekës beren, And hadden feld and wodë? The richë levedies in hoerë bour, That wereden gold in hoerë tressour, With hoerë brighttë rodë;Eten and drounken, and maden hem glad; Hoere lif was al with gamen i-lad, Men kneleden hem biforen; They beren hem wel swithë heyë; And in a twincling of an eyë Hoere soulës weren forloren."

"Sumer is icumen in, Lhude sing cuccu! Groweth sed, and bloweth med, And springth the wude nu— Sing cuccu!"

"Say me, viit in the brom, Teche me wou I sule don That min hosebonde Me lovien wolde.""Hold thine tunke stille And haw al thine wille."

"Perle, pleasaunte to prynces paye To clanly clos in golde so clere, Oute of oryent, I hardyly saye, Ne proued I neuer her precios pere."

"O little booke, thou art so unconning, How darst thou put thy-self in prees for drede?"

"Lever me were to lete mi liif, Than thus to lese the quen mi wiif!"

"I wold not be in a folis paradyce."

"Ich am of Irlaunde, Ant of the holy londe Of Irlande. Gode sire, pray ich the, For of saynte charité, Come ant daunce wyth me In Irlaunde."

"Foweles in the frith, The fisses in the flod, And I mon waxe wod; Mulch sorwe I walke with For best of bon and blod."

"For in my mynde, of all mankynde I loue but you allon."

"For I muste to the grene wode goo, alone a bannysshed man."

"Evyl weed ys sone y growe."

"Bothe lered and lewed, olde and yonge, Alle understonden English tonge."