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

'Epigrams. 3 1He can declaime, chide, censure verses, write,And do all things better than Cato might ;He knows the Law and rules it, hath and isWhole Servius, and what Labeo can possesse,In briefe let rich men wish that e're they love,'Twill come, they in a lock'd chest keep a Jove.67. A poore Peasant.A poore man being sent for to the King,Began to covet much a certaine thingBefore he went :being but an Iron naile,His friend did aske him what it would availe ?(Quoth he) this is as good as one of steele,For me to knock now into fortunes wheele., ..,v .....ft , ;V ,P!68. Three Pages..Three Pages on a time together met,And made a motion, that each one would letThe other know what hee'd desire to beHaving his wish, thereto they did agree.Quoth one, to be a Melon I would chuse :For then I'm sure, none would refuseTo kisse my breech, although the sent were hot,And so they'd know whether I were good or not.;"-""':. ''ChHJ 3fiT60. A Peasant and his wife. J,33dlq : r.AwabflAA Peasant with his wife was almost wilde,To understand his Daughter was with