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THE WORKS OF CHRISTOPHER DOCK
Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbors: for we are members one of another. Ephes. iv, 25.
| X. |
| Xantippe was in olden times |
| A bad woman, scolding and quarrelling; |
| But Socrates, her wise husband, |
| Accepted it as a pastime. |
| Pray to the founder of marriage, |
| When thou wilt enter upon the marriage state, |
| That He may be thy best support, |
| Then will there be joy and blessing in it. |
| Y. |
| Exercise diligently and with pity |
| Charity toward pious poor, |
| Who giveth to the poor lendeth to God, |
| And is protected from distress and ridicule. |
| The wretched are not to be despised, |
| God can alter thy affairs. |
| Fortune is round, it loves unrest, |
| Who builds on it builds on sand. |
| Z. |
| Finally, live so upon the earth |
| That thou mayest become a citizen of Heaven. |
| What thou seest here, far and wide, |
| Is all pure vanity. |
| Death will not forget thee, |
| Keep it constantly in mind. |
| Which perhaps to-day |
| May hit thee with his arrow. |
| Who would learn to read and write |
| Must at first abide by A. B. C. |
| And become well acquainted with this, |
| Then learning will progress well. |
