God heard the embattled nations sing and shout
" Gott strafe England!" and " God save the King!"
God this, God that, and God the other thing —
" Good God!" said God, " I've got my work cut out."

All you that in the condemned hole do lie,
Prepare you for tomorrow you shall die.
Watch all and pray; the hour is drawing near
That you before the Almighty must appear.
Examine well yourselves, in time repent,
That you may not to eternal flames be sent,
And when St Sepulchre's bell in the morning tolls
The Lord have mercy on your souls.

Some, childless when they left,
return now with children —
and one who had a child
comes home in sorrow alone

Still amorous, and fond, and billing,
Like Philip and Mary on a shilling.

Remember me when you do pray,
That hope doth lead from day to day.

As I went through the garden gap,
Who should I meet but Dick Redcap!
A stick in his hand, a stone in his throat,
If you tell me this riddle, I'll give you a groat.
( A Cherry )

Lady, you think you spite me,
When by the lip you bite me.
But if you think it trouble,
Then let my pain be double,
Ay triple, but you bliss me,
For though you bite, you kiss me,
And with sour sweet delight me.

Lo, where with flowery head and hair all brightsome,
Rosy cheeked, crystal eyed, e'en weeping lightsome,
The fresh Aurora springeth!
And wanton Flora flingeth
Amorous odours unto the winds delightsome!
Ah, for pity and anguish
Only my heart doth languish!

I go before, my darling.
Follow thou to the bower in the close alley.
There we will together
Sweetly kiss each other,
And like two wantons dally.

" Written in the year before his death " :
Though I know in time
it will come again,
I'm the one
who can't be trusted —
that's why I hate to see spring go