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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Epig. 33. Against Phryne hir light-heauinesse.
Phryne is light, and yet she hath two BummesLike a ful payre (at least) of Mountanetts,
I maruell then from whence her lightnesse comes?
Faith, from those Bums, which she, through lightnesse, setts
(For Ballone-Balls) to hire, to all that play,
Who must, in time, quite volley them away.
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