The most elegant and witty epigrams of Sir Iohn Harrington ... digested into fovre bookes: three whereof neuer before published |
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79 Of too high commendation in a meane person.
A scholler once, to win his Mistresse loue,Compar'd her to three Goddesses aboue,
And said she had (to giue her due desarts)
Iuno's, Minerua's, and faire Uenus parts.
Iuno so proud, and curst was of her tongue,
All men misliked her both old and yong.
Pallas so foule, and grim was out of measure,
That neither gods nor men in her tooke pleasure.
Venus vnchaste, that she strong Mars entices,
With yong Adonis, and with old Anchises.
How thinke you, are these praises few or meane,
Compared to a shrow, a slut, or queane?
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