Comparison

ComparisonBETWEEN GOOD AND BAD HOUSEWIFERY.By Thomas Tusser, who died 1580.

By Thomas Tusser, who died 1580.

Ill huswifery liethTill nine of the clock:Good huswifery triethTo rise with the cock.Ill huswifery trustethTo him and to her:Good huswifery lustethHerself for to stir.Ill huswifery carethFor this, nor for that:Good huswifery sparethFor fear ye wot what.Ill huswifery prickethHerself up in pride:Good huswifery trickethHer house as a bride.Ill huswifery one thingOr other must crave;Good huswifery nothingBut needful will have.Ill huswifery movethWith gossip to spend:Good huswifery lovethHer household to tend.Ill huswifery brookethMad toys in her head;Good huswifery lookethThat all things be fed.Ill huswifery bringethA shilling to naught:Good huswifery singeth—Her coffers full fraught.Ill huswifery rendethAnd casteth aside:Good huswifery mendethElse would it go wide.Ill huswifery cravethIn secret to borrow;Good huswifery savethTo-day, for to-morrow.Ill huswifery pineth,Not having to eatGood huswifery dinethWith plenty of meat.Ill huswifery lettethThe devil take all:Good huswifery settethGood brag of a small.

Ill huswifery liethTill nine of the clock:Good huswifery triethTo rise with the cock.Ill huswifery trustethTo him and to her:Good huswifery lustethHerself for to stir.Ill huswifery carethFor this, nor for that:Good huswifery sparethFor fear ye wot what.Ill huswifery prickethHerself up in pride:Good huswifery trickethHer house as a bride.Ill huswifery one thingOr other must crave;Good huswifery nothingBut needful will have.Ill huswifery movethWith gossip to spend:Good huswifery lovethHer household to tend.Ill huswifery brookethMad toys in her head;Good huswifery lookethThat all things be fed.Ill huswifery bringethA shilling to naught:Good huswifery singeth—Her coffers full fraught.Ill huswifery rendethAnd casteth aside:Good huswifery mendethElse would it go wide.Ill huswifery cravethIn secret to borrow;Good huswifery savethTo-day, for to-morrow.Ill huswifery pineth,Not having to eatGood huswifery dinethWith plenty of meat.Ill huswifery lettethThe devil take all:Good huswifery settethGood brag of a small.

Ill huswifery lieth

Till nine of the clock:

Good huswifery trieth

To rise with the cock.

Ill huswifery trustethTo him and to her:Good huswifery lustethHerself for to stir.

Ill huswifery trusteth

To him and to her:

Good huswifery lusteth

Herself for to stir.

Ill huswifery carethFor this, nor for that:Good huswifery sparethFor fear ye wot what.

Ill huswifery careth

For this, nor for that:

Good huswifery spareth

For fear ye wot what.

Ill huswifery prickethHerself up in pride:Good huswifery trickethHer house as a bride.

Ill huswifery pricketh

Herself up in pride:

Good huswifery tricketh

Her house as a bride.

Ill huswifery one thingOr other must crave;Good huswifery nothingBut needful will have.

Ill huswifery one thing

Or other must crave;

Good huswifery nothing

But needful will have.

Ill huswifery movethWith gossip to spend:Good huswifery lovethHer household to tend.

Ill huswifery moveth

With gossip to spend:

Good huswifery loveth

Her household to tend.

Ill huswifery brookethMad toys in her head;Good huswifery lookethThat all things be fed.

Ill huswifery brooketh

Mad toys in her head;

Good huswifery looketh

That all things be fed.

Ill huswifery bringethA shilling to naught:Good huswifery singeth—Her coffers full fraught.

Ill huswifery bringeth

A shilling to naught:

Good huswifery singeth—

Her coffers full fraught.

Ill huswifery rendethAnd casteth aside:Good huswifery mendethElse would it go wide.

Ill huswifery rendeth

And casteth aside:

Good huswifery mendeth

Else would it go wide.

Ill huswifery cravethIn secret to borrow;Good huswifery savethTo-day, for to-morrow.

Ill huswifery craveth

In secret to borrow;

Good huswifery saveth

To-day, for to-morrow.

Ill huswifery pineth,Not having to eatGood huswifery dinethWith plenty of meat.

Ill huswifery pineth,

Not having to eat

Good huswifery dineth

With plenty of meat.

Ill huswifery lettethThe devil take all:Good huswifery settethGood brag of a small.

Ill huswifery letteth

The devil take all:

Good huswifery setteth

Good brag of a small.

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