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

8 Epigrams.231. Of a Thief.A thief arrested, and in custodyUnder strong guards of armed company,Askt why they held him so ; Sir, quoth the chief,We hold you for none other then a thief.232. Of Motion.Motion brings heat, and thus we see itproVd,Most men are hot and angry when they'r mov'd.233. Formall the Fashionist*Formall all form and fashion is, for matter,Who sayes he sees it in him, doth but flatter ;Open and search him, you shall quickly findWith what coarse Canvas his soft silks are lin'd.234. Ad Scriptorem quend.Half of your book is to an Index growne,You give your book contents, your Reader none.235. Riches.Gold's th'onely God, Rich men bear rule,Money makes Majesty:Rich Pluto, not plain Plato now,Speaks with applause most high.236. On Sextus.Sextus doth wish his wife in Heaven were,Where can she have more happinesse then there ?