The Scourge of Folly Consisting of satyricall Epigrams, And others in honour of many noble Persons and worthy friends, together, with a pleasant (though discordant) Descant upon most English Proverbs and others [by John Davies] |
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Epi. 122. The Authors reply being a welsh-man.
If Freeze and Sheese were wanting, wanting wereThe Grounds that Gleekes (not Leekes) for Wales do beare,
The Deuill detesteth God for this alone
That God hath happinesse, and he hath none.
And so (it's like) he scornes Wales, Sheese and Freeze,
Whose Backe and Belly wants welsh Freeze and Cheese.
It must be so: for, tis a consequent
Where Wealth is halting, Wit is impotent.
Heere-hence it is, his Wit his Wants bewrayes,
That through Wits want on Freeze and Cheese thus plaies,
Alas (poore Snake!) thou wouldst, if thou hadst Wit,
Not play on that that is for play vnfit.
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Sith life, in life, they seriously support.
And Freeze of Wooll is made; which yeelds no sounds
But such as plaiers on't, with shame confounds.
And Cheese is made of milke: what if it bee?
The better t'will with Babes and Boyes agree:
And who, to make men laugh, play on it shall,
Hee's Babe, or Boy, or Foole, or Knaue, or all:
Who, making Milke the meane of Merriment,
Makes that that marres his mirth, Mirths Instrument:
For, all the voyce that comes from Milke, is this:
When it doth play, it seethes; and then doth hisse.
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