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. 65. Of Gammer-Gurton her young Tooth.
Zancles a man a hundred foure yeares olde,(As Bookes report) had young Teeth in his head:
Which Worke of Natur's for a Wonder tolde,
Because in such olde Iawes young Teeth vvere bred:
But novv it's common, It no vvonder is,
Old men and vvomen too, haue oft young Teeth;
To giue an Instance; what say you to this?
Old Gammer-Gurton lately married vvith
Young Hodge her Man, which of a Boy she bred,
Because she had a young tooth in her bead.
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