Shakspeare and His Times [Vol. 1 of 2] / Including the Biography of the Poet; criticisms on his genius and writings; a new chronology of his plays; a disquisition on the on the object of his sonnets; and a history of the manners, customs, and amusements, superstitions, poetry, and elegant literature of his age

by Nathan Drake

and a crab layde in the fyre;

A lytle bread shall do me stead,

much bread I not desyre.

No froste nor snow, no winde, I trow,

can hurte me if I wolde,

I am so wrapt, and throwly lapt

of joly good ale, and olde.

Back and syde go bare, go bare,

booth foote and hande go colde;

But belly, God sende thee good ale ynoughe,