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A neaste of vvaspes latelie fovnd out and discouered in the Law-countreys

yealding as sweete hony as some of our English bees [by William Goddard]

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[Prate-well hath courted me; hath wood my witt]

Prate-well hath courted me; hath wood my witt
Told me for plaies it was exceeding fitt
Would haue mee beate my braines t'instruct & teache
Parrottes and Mag-pies howe on stage to preache
Goe Epigram goe annswere thas fond woer'
Tell him I will not: bidd him sue noe more
Goe tell him I will teache noe cranes to stalke
Nor clipp these Mag-pies tongues to make em talke
I am noe beareward; for doe what I can
I cannot make an ape to Imitate a man.