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Epigram. 96. In Fuscam.

I prethee Fuscu, wouldst thou haue a Coach
To poast the streets, so like a paragon,
That all that to thy Concaue Carre approach,
May cry Madona to a Curtezan,
And simpringly salute a sluttish sweet,
And as it were make curtsie to a crab:
Thy hopes are high, and yet perhaps may hit,
And destiny may dignifie a drab;
Or Briddwels duty may (to thy desart)
If not a Coach, yet helpe thee to a cart.