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] |
To my most deere and sincerely-beloued-worthy
Pupills, the Lady Tracy, and the Lady Baskeruile,
Daughters to the worthy Knight Sr. Thomas Coningesby.
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The Scourge of Folly | ||
To my most deere and sincerely-beloued-worthy Pupills, the Lady Tracy, and the Lady Baskeruile, Daughters to the worthy Knight Sr. Thomas Coningesby.
Nature and Bloud hath not more strictly tideYou each to other (ladyes) then your loues
To mee (whose Parts are but my Wants to hide)
Haue tide me to you; and but Death remoues.
You are to mee, what to your selues you bee,
In goodnesse growing to abundant grace;
Now learne I of you, who were taught by mee,
To follow Vertue with a constant pace.
If Loue requires much Sault to season it
Ere, without taint, it lasts (as all do proue)
Then, since ye able were at meat to sit,
W'haue eaten Sault together, in that loue:
Then, if I could, I would, soone make yee know,
I honor yee in loue, well seasond so.
The Scourge of Folly | ||