[184:3] The following well-known catch, or glee, is formed on this song:—
He who goes to bed, and goes to bed sober,
Falls as the leaves do, and dies in October;
But he who goes to bed, and goes to bed mellow,
Lives as he ought to do, and dies an honest fellow.
[184:4] Three merry men be we.—Peele: Old Wives' Tale, 1595. Webster (quoted): Westward Hoe, 1607.
[184:5] See Shakespeare, page [49].
[185:1] Deeds, not words.—Butler: Hudibras, part i. canto i. line 867.