Facetiae : Musarum deliciae, or, The Muses recreation, conteining ...

Which did his ear much curious violence ;H 2Epigrams. 99327. On a Gamester.For hundred-thousands Matho playes ;Olus what's that to thee?Not thou by means thereof,But Matho poor shall be.I trow,328. Parcus profusus.Old doting Claudus that rich miser known,Made drunk one night, and jumping but wiih JoanWas forc't not only to discharge the shot,But keep the bastard which the gull ne'r got.329. On Fr. Drake.Sir Drake, whom well the worlds end knew,Which thou didst compasse round,And whom both Poles of Heaven once saw,Which North and South do bound,The Stars above would make thee known,If men here silent were ;The Sun himselfe cannot forget,his fellow Traveller.330. B. J. approbation of a copy of verses.One of the witty sort of Gentlemen,That held society with learned BenShew'd him some verses of a tragick sense