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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[Nought lay downe, nought take vp. Nay, would the nought]
Nought lay downe, nought take vp. Nay, would the noughtBut once take vp well, they were as they ought:
But they take vp ill still, when they lye downe,
Which makes their bowles trill ill, and not hold their owne.
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