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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Epig. 124. To the worthy, ingenious and learned Knight, Sr. Iohn Harrington, translator of Ariosto.
Deere knight, thy nature is too like mine owneTo leaue thee out of my Remembrances:
Thy muse, of yore, this very way hath flowne;
And, plum'd on Woodcockes, Wrens, and Ostridges.
But now my Muse (with Pownces not so strong,
Hauing some Geese to pull) inuokes thy Muse
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To make them sorry who the World abuse:
Thine can worke wonders in this kinde; and mine
(Perhaps) may make them grone she pulls, like thine.
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