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

Epigrams. 175687. Peperit, &c.Nets husband said,she brought him nought but toys,But yet (withouthis help) she brings him boys.688. Insipiens.Two friends discoursing that together stood,The one enquiring if the other couldTell whether such a man were wise ?He answer'd no, but he is otherwise.689. Romes wifelesse Clergy.Long did I wonder, and I wonder'd much,Rome should her Clergy that contentment grudgeAs to debar them of their proper due ;What, doth she all with continence indue ?no ; they find a womans lips so dainty,They'l tye themselves from one, 'cause they'l have twenty.690. On Eves Apples.Eve for thy fruit thou gav'st too dear a price,What ? for an apple give a Paradise ?If now adayes of fruit such gaines were made,A Coster-monger were a devilish trade.691. Will the Perfumer.ilj'il 3"lli '.Tf" 1 !%Will the Perfumer met me ia the street,1 stood amaz'd, hef ask'd me what I meant ;In faith, said I, your gloves are very sweet, ii.fAnd yet your breath doth cast a stronger sent jl(JL