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

Epigrams. 167654. A Toothlesse-pratler,Nature the teeth doth as an hedge ordain,The nimble frisking tongue for to contain :No marvel then since that the hedge is out,If Fuscus tongue walketh so fast about655. A musicall Lady.A lady fairer far than fortunate,(In dancing) thus o'r-shot her self of late,The Musick not in tune, pleasd not her mind,For which she with the Fidlers fault did find ;Fidlers (quoth she) your Fiddles tune for shame,But as she was a speaking of the same,To mend the consort, let she did a (F.)Whereas the fidling knaves thus did her greet,Madam your pipe's in tune, it plays most sweet ;Strike up, qd. they, (but then the knaves did smile)Anci as you pipe, wee'l dance another while.At which, away the blushing Lady flings,But as she goes, her former notes she sings.656. In Laurettam.Lauretta is laid o'r, how He not say,And yet I think two manner of wayes I may.Doubly layd o'r, videlicet, her face,Laid o'r with colours, and her coat with lace.,._ ...-Wfc657. On Macer.You callmy verses toys, th'are so, 'tistrue,Yet they are better then ought comes from you.