Manners make the Man

See even a rat hath hide and hair;
And is a man of manners bare?
Nay, sure, a man of manners bare
More fitly dead than living were!

See in the rat how tooth fits tooth!
And shall a man appear uncouth?
Nay, better than be thus uncouth,
To look for death, not life, forsooth!

See the rat's form — from tail to head.
And shall a man appear ill-bred?
Nay, if a man be so ill-bred,
More soon the better were he dead!