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] |
 |
 | The Scourge of Folly |  |
To my truly honest (and so right honorable) Captaine Lawrence Masterson, my good friend.
Laurence , the Grediorne (that erst broild to deathA Saint that bare thy Name) that Iron hot
Got to his sacred fame immortall breath;
Which vvith cold Iron (good Captaine) thou hast gott.
If Souldiers may be Saints, (as some haue bin)
Then to Saints Lavvrence thou art neere of kin.
| The Scourge of Folly | |