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. 199. Of taking Tobacco.
Tobacco taken (if right Trinidado)Makes many drunke, being taken with a whiffe:
But honyed Robin, mine olde Camerado,
Sweares it hath bin, at Sea, his sole reliefe:
So, animates some other friend to take it:
Which friend (betweene) he plyeth with the Por,
Vntill at last hee's forced to perbreake it;
And place be-mutes (perhaps) to pay the shot:
Then (lisping) sweares, it tith righ Trinithatho,
Ath ere wath tipth: then laughs my Camerado.
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