Qvips vpon qvestions or, A Clownes conceite on occasion offered. bewraying a morrallised metamorphoses of changes vpon interrogatories: shewing a litle wit, with a great deale of will; or in deed, more desirous to please in it, then to profite by it. Clapt vp by a Clowne of the towne in this last restraint, hauing litle else to doe, to make a litle vse of his fickle Muse, and carelesse of carping. By Clunnyco de Curtanio Snuffe [i.e. Robert Armin] |
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What haue I lost?
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What haue I lost?
I cannot tell for certaine, yet Ile gesse.
You had a thousand thinges that I haue seene.
Now I meane that of late I did possesse.
Of late I know not, what was lately seene?
You had a faire Wife? nay I haue her still,
And all such thinges I vse at wit and will.
You had a thousand thinges that I haue seene.
Now I meane that of late I did possesse.
Of late I know not, what was lately seene?
You had a faire Wife? nay I haue her still,
And all such thinges I vse at wit and will.
But I haue lost that nere shalbe recald,
No gould can regaine what I carelesse lost.
What is it money? No, or is forestald
Your office? ouer bought by Knights o'th post?
But these are nothing to my losse of late,
By'll lucke I haue lost one eare off from my pate.
No gould can regaine what I carelesse lost.
What is it money? No, or is forestald
Your office? ouer bought by Knights o'th post?
But these are nothing to my losse of late,
By'll lucke I haue lost one eare off from my pate.
Quip.
God giue you ioy good sir, of such a crosse,It seemes by you it was a willing losse:
If it be so, and you ioy in your crosses,
God send such fooles euer to haue such losses.
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