It’s pride that putts the countrye downe,
Man, take thine old cloake about thee.
Percy’s Reliques.
The poor man wants a new cloak, but his wife objects.
The verse is sung by Iago (Othello, Act II., Sc. 3), the words being a little different.
LOVE’S LAST MESSAGES
Merry, merry little stream,
Tell me, hast thou seen my dear?