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. 239. To a Gold-smiths most faire wife, that alwaies vseth to stand behinde the Deske in her Shop, because (perhaps) she would not make the sight of her so rich beauty too cheape.
Stand'st thou behinde thy Deske as thou didst feareLeast some should rate thee as thy Ware they rate?
Thy Fortunes bid thee sell: Then (O) appeare;
Thy beauties Beames will so enrich thy Plate,
That it for Thee, and Thou for It willt sell,
At thine owne price; and so fare-ill, or well.
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