The poetical works of William Strode ... Now first collected from manuscript and printed sources: to which is added: The floating island a tragi-comedy: Now first reprinted from the original edition of 1655: Edited by Bertram Dobell with a memoir of the author |
THANKS FOR A WELCOME |
The poetical works of William Strode | ||
THANKS FOR A WELCOME
For your good lookes and your clarrett,For oft bidding doe not spare it:
For tossing glasses to the toppe,
And after sucking off a droppe,
When scarce a droppe was left behinde,
Or that which nicknames wine, even winde:
For healthy mirth and lusty sherry
Such as made old Cato merry;
Such are our thanks that you may have
In blood the clarrett which you gave,
And in your service shall be spent
The spirits which your sacke hath lent.
The poetical works of William Strode | ||