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The Saxons rooted al Religion out
And afterward became the most Devout.
And afterward became the most Devout.
The Barbarous Goth, and savage Hun
Could by no Human Power be won
T' indure Civility, and Artes
Til th' had destroyd 'em in al Parts.
Could by no Human Power be won
T' indure Civility, and Artes
Til th' had destroyd 'em in al Parts.
So Paul the second was no sooner made
Christ Vicar, from a Merchant by his trade,
But he convicted those of Heresy
That did but Name an university.
Christ Vicar, from a Merchant by his trade,
But he convicted those of Heresy
That did but Name an university.
Like the French Hercules, and as strong
In all the Labours of the Tongue.
In all the Labours of the Tongue.
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As Socrates stood Day, and Night
In one Stiff Posture Bolt upright.
In one Stiff Posture Bolt upright.
That for their goodly length and Space
Are of the true Arcadian Race.
Are of the true Arcadian Race.
Like Alexanders Steward Demophon,
Scorchd in the Shade, and Frozen in the Sun.
Scorchd in the Shade, and Frozen in the Sun.
The antient Greeks, kept constantly their Guards
To save, from Storms of Hayle, their viniards;
And when the least Suspected Cloud Appeard,
T' avert the Tempest, sacrificd a Bird.
To save, from Storms of Hayle, their viniards;
And when the least Suspected Cloud Appeard,
T' avert the Tempest, sacrificd a Bird.
King Harry the eighth had many a Mistress
And yet there's no News of their Names in Historys.
And yet there's no News of their Names in Historys.
As he that made his Queen to ride
Naked through Coventry astryde.
Naked through Coventry astryde.
Like Chinese Ladys where the Fair and comely
Are faine to pay the Portions of the Homely.
Are faine to pay the Portions of the Homely.
Th' Americans had no wit, and less Beard,
When to the first Discovrers, th' Appeard.
When to the first Discovrers, th' Appeard.
In Spain the greatest Ladys that Ly in
Are fancyd with Rich Presents by their kin,
And for their Paines in serving of the State
Are Payd in Duckatoons and Lumps of Plate:
So are their Ladys, when they are let Bloud,
As if They had spent it, for their Cuntry's good.
Are fancyd with Rich Presents by their kin,
And for their Paines in serving of the State
Are Payd in Duckatoons and Lumps of Plate:
So are their Ladys, when they are let Bloud,
As if They had spent it, for their Cuntry's good.
The Antient Romans tooke great Care
To match, and Size, and pair
Their Varlets, as we do a Coach horse or a mare;
And were as Curious to see,
Their Statures and their Cullers just agree,
To fit the Black and brown and Sorrel haire
And Critically Size
Their Beards, their Noses, and their eies.
To match, and Size, and pair
Their Varlets, as we do a Coach horse or a mare;
And were as Curious to see,
Their Statures and their Cullers just agree,
To fit the Black and brown and Sorrel haire
And Critically Size
Their Beards, their Noses, and their eies.
As Probable as that of Guicciardine,
Who at Bolognia write they sprung a Mine
So great, and high, That those that were within
By those without, might Perfectly be seene;
And yet the wal fell in the same Place
It stood before, and so dos, to our Days;
Which makes some doubt how much a smoke of Powder
Should be transparant to the Comon Souldier.
Who at Bolognia write they sprung a Mine
So great, and high, That those that were within
By those without, might Perfectly be seene;
And yet the wal fell in the same Place
It stood before, and so dos, to our Days;
Which makes some doubt how much a smoke of Powder
Should be transparant to the Comon Souldier.
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