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Epig. 8. De Palmone.

Palmo, a Poet, Goldsmith, or a Glouer,
That so with gloues Nans loue thou dost retaine,
A thousand verses of a faithfull louer
Could not suffice, but thou must send a chaine:
Nan laugh's at thee, and wisheth in her heart,
The chaine were longer, and the letter short.