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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He playes the Foole.
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He playes the Foole.
True it is, he playes the Foole indeed;
But in the Play he playes it as he must:
Yet when the Play is ended, then his speed
Is better then the pleasure of thy trust:
For he shall haue what thou that time hast spent,
Playing the foole, thy folly to content.
But in the Play he playes it as he must:
Yet when the Play is ended, then his speed
Is better then the pleasure of thy trust:
For he shall haue what thou that time hast spent,
Playing the foole, thy folly to content.
He playes the Wise man then, and not the Foole,
That wisely for his lyuing so can do:
So doth the Carpenter with his sharpe toole,
Cut his owne finger oft, yet liues by't to.
He is a foole to cut his limbe say I,
But not so, with his toole to liue thereby,
That wisely for his lyuing so can do:
So doth the Carpenter with his sharpe toole,
Cut his owne finger oft, yet liues by't to.
He is a foole to cut his limbe say I,
But not so, with his toole to liue thereby,
Then tis his case that makes him seeme a foole,
It is in deed, for it is anticke made:
Thus men waxe wise when they do goe to schoole,
Then for our sport we thanke the Taylers trade,
And him within the case the most of all,
That seemes wise foolish, who a foole you call.
It is in deed, for it is anticke made:
Thus men waxe wise when they do goe to schoole,
Then for our sport we thanke the Taylers trade,
And him within the case the most of all,
That seemes wise foolish, who a foole you call.
Meete him abrode, and he is wise, mee thinkes,
In curtesie, behauiour, talke, or going,
Of garment: eke when he with any drinkes,
Then are men wise, their mony so bestowing.
To learne by him one time, a foole to seeme,
And twentie times for once, in good esteeme.
Of garment: eke when he with any drinkes,
Then are men wise, their mony so bestowing.
To learne by him one time, a foole to seeme,
And twentie times for once, in good esteeme.
Say I should meete him, and not know his name,
What should I say, Yonder goes such a foole?
I, fooles will say so; but the wise will aime
At better thoughts: whom reason still doth rule.
Yonder's the merry man, it ioyes me much,
To see him ciuill, when his part is such.
What should I say, Yonder goes such a foole?
I, fooles will say so; but the wise will aime
At better thoughts: whom reason still doth rule.
Yonder's the merry man, it ioyes me much,
To see him ciuill, when his part is such.
Quip.
A merry man is often thought vnvvise,Yet mirth in modesty's loude of the vvise:
Then say, should he for a foole goe?
When he's a more foole that accountes him so.
Many men descant on an others vvit,
When they haue lesse themselues in doing it.
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