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

2 1 8 Epigrams.884. A Doctor and his Patient.A doctor told his patient Omphida ;The grief she felt was a Sciatica :Which she not perfect how to nominate,Mistaking cryes, O my Certificate !885. On Monsieur Powder-wig.Oh doe but mark yon crisped Sir you meet !How like a Pageant he doth walk the street ?See how his perfum'd head is powdered ore :Twu'd stink else, for it wanted salt before.886. To Rash.Rash swear not !Believe you, no :think not 'cause you swear that Ihe that will swear will lye.887. Drunk-bounty.I'l tellyou why the drunk so lavish are,They have too much, nay more than they can bear.888. To Gut.Gut eats and drinks, doth nothing else but swill,His teeth do grind, his mouth's the water-mill.889. To Simple.Simple, you know I gave you good advice ;Little to say, that men might think you wise ;