The most famous and Tragicall Historie of Pelops and Hippodamia Whereunto are adioyned sundrie pleasant deuises, Epigrams, Songes and Sonnettes. Written by Mathewe Groue |
Of eating of egges
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The most famous and Tragicall Historie of Pelops and Hippodamia | ||
Of eating of egges
At meate there met both he and she,among those dishes rare
That there were set (not daintie though)
came egges t'augment the fare,
(Quoth she) if that you eate this egge.
the prouerbe doth ensue,
Three shames herewith incontinent
shall happen vnto you.
But he applying this egge,
not printing that in minde:
There fell a drop, thers one (quoth she)
the other be behinde.
his mouth, the shelles and all,
Theres two (quoth she) watcht for the third,
till that it doth befall.
The most famous and Tragicall Historie of Pelops and Hippodamia | ||