With greedy Sickle is cut down,
Till short and sweet; So ends my Song,
Lest that long hair should grow too long.
[36] Prynne was especially exercised in his mind about this fashion, and wrote a book called "The Unlovelinesse of Love Lockes, or a Summarie discourse, proving the wearing and nourishing of a locke or love locke to be altogether unseemly and unlawfull unto Christians" (1628), and also "A Gagge for Long Hair'd Rattle Heads &c." (1646).
[37] An allusion to the curly crops and fringe over the forehead then worn by ladies.
[38] Debauchedness.
[12.]Some did ask Tom Gold
What's Latin for Cold;
Why truly, says he, my Friends,
I know it full well,