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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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Epi. 252. Three Ierkes for this, but Iustice is.

Whether a grace or guird these Lines do close-in,
Heath wil be Iudge, which shames the place it growes in.
Haue I for the Schoole thou learn'st in bin loue-sicke?
And makst thou me but a foole by a Schoole-tricke?
O! once againe for my loue, gentle
Iohn come kisse me now.
Mary and will.