This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1640 Excerpt: ...the lesie he is believ'd. '358 On Christmas.Ivy '.l..'.' At Cbrïstmat men do alwaies Ivie get, And in each corner of the house it let. But why do they, then, use that Bacchus weed? Because they mean, then, £wi&«i-likcto feed, 359 On Bacchus, Pot-lifting-Baœifotf, to the earth did bend His k ee, to drink a Health unro his friend: And there he did, so long, in liquor pour, That he lay quite sick-drunk upon the floor. Judge,was not there a drunkards kindnes ihown, To drink his friend a Health, and lose his own? 360 Ofafatnun. He's rich,that hath great in-comes by the ycar$ Then that greatbelly'd man is rich, lie swear: '-For For (cire, his bêliy ne'r so big had bin,; Had he not daily had great comings-iru r. i 361 VindtUavim stquiwr. Kitt being fcick'd and fourr'd, pursues the LaW That dooni'd the dammage at tWice forty peneft. Wcil, whë the party weh had wrong'd him, saw. Thought Was too great a sine For such offence. Why then, quoth Kithifl too much requèÍT, Thou maist at any time kick out the rest. 363 OnFlacctu. flacetu being yong, they faid he was a Gullj Of his simplicity, each mouth was full: And pitying him,they'd saythe foolish Lad Would be deceived, sure, of all he had. His youth is past5now may tbejf turn him loose; For why? the Gull is grown to be a Goose. 363 Per plumât miser. See how y«ng Rusts walks in green each day, G As if he ne'r was youthfull untill now: (gráy, Ere Christmas next, his green Goose wiU bt And those high burni&Yd plumes in's cap wiit »M MIM111U + But you do wrong him, since his purse is full, To call him Goofe3trat is so yonga Gull. «.34 Ofltnkjn.....-...' Imya is a rude clown» go tell him soj What need I tell, what he himself doth know? Perhaps he d...
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