Epitaphes, Epigrams, Songs and Sonets with a Discourse of the Friendly affections of Tymetes to Pyndara his Ladie. Newly corrected with additions, and set out by George Turbervile |
The Aunswere for taking a Wyfe.
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Epitaphes, Epigrams, Songs and Sonets | ||
The Aunswere for taking a Wyfe.
Long you with greedie minde to bleare mine eieAnd make mee thinke of marige thus amisse?
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To loue and wed for loue is perfite blisse.
A filthy Trull (you say) is lothsome sight,
Put case she be not passing faire to vewe?
If she with vertue doe the want requight
Of comely shape thou hast no cause to rue.
A gallant girle allures the lookers minde,
What shall we say the womans is the shame?
Bicause the cleerest eies by course of kinde
Can not abide the Sunne, is hee to blame?
A wanton wench to die will haue the hed,
Canst thou not see before thou wade so farre?
His be the hurt that lookes not ere he wed,
The Husband may the woman make or marre.
Put case an aged Trot be somewhat tough?
If coyne shee bring the care will be the lesse,
If shee haue store of muck and goods ynough
Thou needste not force so much of handsomnesse.
A bearing Wyfe doth make the husband glad,
A greater ioye than Childrens may not bee:
A barraine wench sometime must needes be had
There doth not fruite spring out of euery tree.
So that I finde no reason, none at all
In that thou wilst a man to single lyfe,
And quite to shun the comfort that may fall
And daylie doth to him that hath a Wyfe.
For sure though some be shrewes as some there be,
(As of the sheepe are some that beare no wull)
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The earth maintainde with men, and stored full.
But if you thinke so yll to take a Wyfe,
Let others wed, leade you the single lyfe.
(quoth) G. T.
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