Philomythie or Philomythologie wherein Outlandish Birds, Beasts, and Fishes, are taught to speake true English plainely. By Tho: Scot ... The second edition much inlarged |
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They met, and ioynd, and then this Out-law found
Nor in the Sea, nor yet vpon the ground:
Nor flying in the aire, but in a hold,
A hollow tree, whose strength made braggard bold.
They spoke him faire, but he discerned plaine,
Their drift, and cride: Faire words make Idiots faine.
They threatned him, but threats he doth deride,
And saith, by threatning words none euer dyde.
The Eagle would haue ventred on his neast,
But he his bill held right vpon his breast,
Like a stiffe souldiers pike, sharpe, long, and armd;
And no way but right downe he could be harmd.
The Lyon would haue torne with teeth and nailes
The tree vp by the roote, but wanted sailes
To swim so farre, for it in waters stood.
The Whale then thought to tosse it in the flood,
But in a rocke it grew, and growing so,
He bad them do their worst, he fear'd no foe.
They saide, they would besiedge and starue him out;
He laught amaine, and shew'd how gainst that doubt
He was prouided, hauing store to serue
So long, till if they staid, they all would starue.
Then each bethought himselfe of many a wile
And war-like stratagem, how to beguile
This politique Rebell, and to force him yield
Or starue within, or venter to the field.
Nor in the Sea, nor yet vpon the ground:
Nor flying in the aire, but in a hold,
A hollow tree, whose strength made braggard bold.
They spoke him faire, but he discerned plaine,
Their drift, and cride: Faire words make Idiots faine.
They threatned him, but threats he doth deride,
And saith, by threatning words none euer dyde.
The Eagle would haue ventred on his neast,
But he his bill held right vpon his breast,
Like a stiffe souldiers pike, sharpe, long, and armd;
And no way but right downe he could be harmd.
The Lyon would haue torne with teeth and nailes
The tree vp by the roote, but wanted sailes
To swim so farre, for it in waters stood.
The Whale then thought to tosse it in the flood,
But in a rocke it grew, and growing so,
He bad them do their worst, he fear'd no foe.
They saide, they would besiedge and starue him out;
He laught amaine, and shew'd how gainst that doubt
He was prouided, hauing store to serue
So long, till if they staid, they all would starue.
Then each bethought himselfe of many a wile
And war-like stratagem, how to beguile
Or starue within, or venter to the field.
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