Now the horse is stolen, I shut the stable-door.

Alas, that I had time my life to amend!

Time I have, I must needs confess;

But yet in misery that time must be spent:

Seeing that my life I would not redress;

But wholly in riot I have it all spent;

Wherefore I am now brought to this exigent.

But the time pass'd cannot be called, this is no nay.

But the time pass'd cannot be called, this is no nay.

Wherefore all here take example by me: