Democritus, or Doctor Merry-man his Medicines against Melancholy humors. Written by S. R. [i.e. by Samuel Rowlands] |
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[A gentleman, a curious building fram'd] |
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[A gentleman, a curious building fram'd]
A gentleman, a curious building fram'd,A house like those that are from Founders nam'd:
The workemen had enlarg'd their Art thereon,
Composing it, a curious heape of stone.
Being perfect finished as't ought to be,
The Founder brought his friend, the same to see;
Demaunding how he lik't that house of his,
Why well (quoth he) onely one fault amisse,
And that me-thinkes disgraceth all the rest,
Your Kitchin is to little I protest.
Oh (Sir quoth he) in that you do mistake,
A reason for the same I will you make:
Of purpose I contriu'd the Kitchin small,
To haue my house the bigger therewithall.
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