Time And Tide Wait For No Man.

Go, Little Booke! Go, My Little Tragedie!

Strike While The Iron Is Hot.

Full Wise Is He That Can Himselven Knowe.

He Loved Chivalrye Trouthe And Honour, Freedom And Curteisye.

And As For Me, Thogh That I Can But Lyte, On Bakes For To Rede I Me Delyte, And To Hem Yeve I Feyth And Ful Credence, And In Myn Herte Have Hem In Reverence So Hertely, That Ther Is Game Noon, That Fro My Bokes Maketh Me To Goon, But Hit Be Seldom, On The Holyday; Save, Certeynly, When That The Month Of May Is Comen, And That I Here The Foules Singe, And That The Floures Ginnen For To Springe, Farwel My Book And My Devocion.