A Division of Man’s Age Into Twelve Times Six Periods, and the Duty of Each
6. The first six years bring him up a child,
12. The next keep him under from waxing too wild,
18. The next let him learn no longer to toy,
24. The next a man, and no longer a boy,
30. The next let him lay out for a wife,
36. The next make his study to thrive,
42. The next make sure for a term of life,
48. The next save something for children and wife,
54. The next to be said, give over thy lust,
60. The next O think where go thou must,
66. The next get a staff thy body to stay,
72. The next prepare for Heaven, Lord shew thee the way!
Remember that all these divisions post on,
And that this life will quickly be gone.
FINIS
Marshall, Printer, Newcastle.