Epigrammes in the oldest cut, and newest fashion A twise seuen houres (in so many weekes) studie: No longer (like the fashion) nor vnlike to continue. The first seuen. [by] Iohn Weeuer |
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Epig. 18.
Aske Lygdus who a Poet is by right,He with harsh Horace thus will answere straight,
He that hath pulld his haire quite from his beard,
And can inuent braue oths wold make one feard,
Pulld off his nailes, and left no haire on's head,
Thus would he haue himselfe a Poet read;
For Lygdus had a washing for three pence
Three yeares ago, he ne're need shauing since.
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