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For, Ile Stabbe ye. By S. R. [i.e. Samuel Rowlands]

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Miserable Marchant

Marchant, that doest endeuour all thy daies,
To get commodities for priuate gaine:
Caring no whit by what synister wayes,
Nor by what hazard, trauell, toyle, or paine:
Neuer respecting other mens hard crosses,
So thou mayst sell deerepen-worths by their losses.
Thou that doest couet all in thine owne hand,
and for another let him sincke or swim:
Thou that hast blessinges both by Sea and Land,
Giuen by God, yet neuer thankest him:
thou that with carefull nights doest breake thy sleepe;
to gather wealth, which long thou canst not keepe.
Ile Stabbe thee.