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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And first (preposterously) he casteth out,
All slimy lubricke meats, Eele, Gudgeon, Trout;
The Citie heires, Gilt-head and Golden-eye,
Belonging to the Sea-kings soueraignty.
And with this euidence conuict, the tryall
Proceeds to proue him guilty in denyall
Of farther wrongs done. The Wood-cocke, Parret,
The Goose, the Dotterell, Iack-daw prone to parret,
The Sea-gull and the Cinclos weake and friendlesse,
And of poore widdow-Turtles numbers endlesse,
With diuers subiects to the royall Eagle,
He doth as easily voide, as erst inueagle.
All slimy lubricke meats, Eele, Gudgeon, Trout;
The Citie heires, Gilt-head and Golden-eye,
Belonging to the Sea-kings soueraignty.
And with this euidence conuict, the tryall
Proceeds to proue him guilty in denyall
Of farther wrongs done. The Wood-cocke, Parret,
The Goose, the Dotterell, Iack-daw prone to parret,
The Sea-gull and the Cinclos weake and friendlesse,
And of poore widdow-Turtles numbers endlesse,
With diuers subiects to the royall Eagle,
He doth as easily voide, as erst inueagle.
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