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. 8. Against Fuscus the vnciuill Lawier.
Fye Fuscus, fye; sith th'art so full of Law,I meruell thou so emptie art of Manners!
For, on thy Taile thou sitt'st, and all dost draw
That's offer'd thee, without thanks to the Owners.
Thou mak'st them stand, to vnderstand thy minde,
While still thou sitt'st (a sleepe, as they suppose)
And oft shoot'st out vnsweete replies behinde,
As if in spight thou did'st it of their nose.
O Heauens, Fuscus! what should make thee thinke
That men should watch, and stay, and pray, and pay,
For nought but (worse then nought) to smell thee stinke,
As if they so should carry it away?
But, Fuscus, if thou winn'st by shooting so,
I blame thee not to draw, and then Let go.
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