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Her fingers apace, 

 At weaving bone-lace, 



she useth all day long : 

 All arts that be 

 To women free, 

 Of each degree, 

 Performeth she. 



0, that she could rule her tongue ! 



For huswifery she doth exceed ; 



she looks to her businesse with heed 

 Shee's early and late 

 Emploi'd I dare say't, 



to see all things well succeede. 

 She is very wary 

 To looke to her dary, 



as doth to her charge belong : 

 Her servants all 

 Are at her call, 

 But shee'l so brawle, 

 That still I shall 



wish that she could rule her tongue. 



With all that hath bin said 



no woman neede be dismaid, 

 Sith I have not beene 

 Incensed through spleene 



in this spacious river to wade : 

 I none doe disparage, 

 To hinder their marriage, 



but with both old and yong 

 Great heed to take, 

 When choice they make 

 For vertue's sake : 

 No venemous snake 



stings like a woman's tongue. 



