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. 265. Against craking Misarchus.
Misarchus drawes more Blades, then bloud by ods,And yet he spoiles more bloud then bloudy blades;
He (Gyant like) dares fight against the Gods;
And to the Buskin topps in Wine he wades
fall'n from the ouer-flowings of the cupp;
Which makes good Bloud (concocted, as it ought)
Bloud-thirsty he, such Bloud still sucketh vp
And spout he shit against the vvalls for nought:
Thus, spills he Boud in Posse, and can tame
The gods; but not in Esse, but in Name.
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