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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]
Davies, John (1565?-1618)

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Epig. 70. Against illigitimate Friscus the Comedian.

Go to now Friscus, tell me, if thou canst,
Where thou wast borne? & of what parentage?
I see thou art aliue, and life thou wanst
In time; then Time can tell thy Birth and Age.
The Name (thou saiest) is; well, let-go thy name;
Because (perhaps) thou art not sure of that:
But to the world thou camst as others came
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Thou saist (good Friscus) and thon hitst it pat;
For, thou camst to the World the common way,
Borne of a common woman, but to play.
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