Qvips vpon qvestions or, A Clownes conceite on occasion offered. bewraying a morrallised metamorphoses of changes vpon interrogatories: shewing a litle wit, with a great deale of will; or in deed, more desirous to please in it, then to profite by it. Clapt vp by a Clowne of the towne in this last restraint, hauing litle else to doe, to make a litle vse of his fickle Muse, and carelesse of carping. By Clunnyco de Curtanio Snuffe [i.e. Robert Armin] |
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Why barkes that Dogge?
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Why barkes that Dogge?
Aske him, and he will tell thee why he barkes.
Dogges can not speake, although they gape so lowde:
Enough to pose the wisest heades of Clarkes,
To aske this reason, yet it is alowde.
Dogges can make noyse and babble in the streete,
But why, the wysest cannot thinke it meete.
Dogges can not speake, although they gape so lowde:
Enough to pose the wisest heades of Clarkes,
To aske this reason, yet it is alowde.
Dogges can make noyse and babble in the streete,
But why, the wysest cannot thinke it meete.
If a man run, straight Dogges begin to ball,
I, Dogges at Dogges: is not this strange to see?
No nothing strange, for Men are worst of all,
Theyle brawle, and law, and neuer will agree:
A Dogges wrath quickly endes, it hath no keeping:
But Mens wrath lasteth both awake and sleeping.
I, Dogges at Dogges: is not this strange to see?
No nothing strange, for Men are worst of all,
Theyle brawle, and law, and neuer will agree:
But Mens wrath lasteth both awake and sleeping.
A Dogges skin serues for something when he's dead,
A Mans for nothing: yet is Man the better.
Nay tis not so, thy skin will stand in stead,
Tis thicke, tough, strong, and will appease thy debter:
For he that owes thee money, and thee feares,
hath vowde to pull thy skinne ouer thy eares.
A Mans for nothing: yet is Man the better.
Nay tis not so, thy skin will stand in stead,
Tis thicke, tough, strong, and will appease thy debter:
For he that owes thee money, and thee feares,
hath vowde to pull thy skinne ouer thy eares.
Thou that wilt make comparisons so odious,
As twixt a Christian and a barking Curre,
I hold thy wit to be no whit commodious,
But to be scrapt out like a parchment blurre:
That louing Dogges, and senselesse like as they,
Naught fits thee, but their barking in the way.
As twixt a Christian and a barking Curre,
I hold thy wit to be no whit commodious,
But to be scrapt out like a parchment blurre:
That louing Dogges, and senselesse like as they,
Naught fits thee, but their barking in the way.
Quip.
One to offende in asking such a question,Th'other defende and choke in his disgestion:
Well reasond both too fooles, and if you marke;
Both wanting wit, better be Dogges, and barke.
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