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Men-Miracles

With other Poemes. By M. LL. St [i.e.Martin Lluelyn]
  

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Fifth Miracle.

As strange and Monstrous knaves as these,
Are those of whom Lycosthenes.
In each of them there is espied,
Two Armes, two hands in their right side.
Whose wives (without or wit or feare)
Doe bring forth Children twice a yeare,

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Should I such a strange wonder see,
I should not thinke him man but tree.
And for his two right Armes, I vow,
Tis not a double Limbe, but bough.
Spread-Eagle fist when first he heaves,
His fingers-sprigs, his nailes seeme leaves.
Freind, I should say, I preethy hearke,
Lets feele, why sure thy skin is barke:
Thy veines convey thee Sap, not bloud.
Say dost thou not each Summer bud?
And (like Third Richard) cause not warme,
In winter hast no wither'd Arme?
Thy Children too are Garden-drafts,
They're not thy issue, but thy Grafts.