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The most elegant and witty epigrams of Sir Iohn Harrington

... digested into fovre bookes: three whereof neuer before published

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69 The Author to his wife, of too much stomack.

Late hauing been a fishing at the Foord,
And bringing home with me my dish of Trouts,
Your minde that while, did cast some causelesse doubts:
For while that meat was set vpon the boord,
You sullen silent, fed your selfe with powrs.
I twice sent for you, but you sent me word,
How that you had no stomack to your meat.
Well I fear'd more, your stomack was too great.