English poem
BALLAD. (Truly friend Gil thou choosest well)
by Anonymous
Truly friend Gil thou choosest well, Taking a helpmate homely, For often times sad tales they tell, Of wives who are too comely:
But cheer thee Perez, and be gay, From furnished brows exempted, For how can she e'er go astray Who never will be tempted?
For thieves do never rob the poor, A pebble's not a jewel, Fruits do not blossom on a moor, Fire burns not without fuel:
Up with thy heart then Gil, be gay, From furnished brows exempted, Thy wife can never go astray, For she will ne'er be tempted.
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