First dread God, next flee sin, all earthly things are mortál;
Stand not too fast in thy conceit, for pride will have a fall.
Use early rising in the morning, for it hath properties three;
Holy, healthy, wealthy—in my youth thus my father taught me.
At six of the clock at farthest, accustom thee to rise;
Look thou forget not to bless thee once or twice.
In the morning use some devotion, and let for no need;
Then all the day afterward the better shalt thou speed.
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Sponge and brush thy clothes clean that thou shalt on wear;