Choyce Drollery: Songs and Sonnets: Being a Collection of Divers Excellent Pieces of Poetry, of Several Eminent Authors.
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Choyce Drollery: Songs and Sonnets: Being a Collection of Divers Excellent Pieces of Poetry, of Several Eminent Authors.
English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; English wit and humor; Songs, English -- Texts
Besides, he hath a pretty firk,
Taught him by Nature, for to work
In Iron with much ease:
And then unto the Forge he goes,
There he knocks, and there he blows,
And makes both locks and Keys.
Which puts a doubt in every one
Whether he be _Mars_ or _Vulcans_ Son,
For few believe his Mother:
For his Incestuous House could not
Have any Children, unless got
By Uncle, or by Brother.
Now for these virtues needs he must
Intituled be _Lewis_ the Just,
_Heneries_ Great Heir;
Where to his Stile we add more words,
Better to call him King of Birds
Than of the Great _Navar_.
His Queen, she is a little Wench,
Was born in _Spain_, speaks little French,
Ne’er like to be a Mother:
But let them all say what they will, [p. 68.]
I do beleeve, and shall do still,
As soon the one as t’other.
Then why should _Lewis_ be so just,
Contented be to take his lust [? he]
With his lascivious Mate,
Or suffer this his little Queen,
From all her Sex that e’er had been,
Thus to degenerate?
’Twere charity to have it known,
Love other Children as his own
To him it were no shame:
For why should he near greater be
Than was his Father _Henery_,
Who, some say, did the same?
[p. 85.]
_Englands Woe._
I mean to speak of _Englands_ sad fate,
To help in mean time the King, and his Mate,
That’s ruled by an Antipodian State,
Which no body can deny.
But had these seditious times been when
We had the life of wise Poet _Ben_,
Parsons had never been Parliament men,
Which no body can deny.
Had Statesmen read the Bible throughout,
And not gone by the Bible so round about,
They would have ruled themselves without doubt,
Which no body can deny.
But Puritans now bear all the sway,
They’ll have no Bishops as most men say,
But God send them better another day,
Which no body can deny.
Zealous _Pryn_ has threatned a great downfall,
To cut off long locks that is bushy and small,
But I hope he will not take ears and all,
Which no body can deny.
_Prin_, [and] _Burton_, saies women that’s leud and loose,
Shall wear no stallion locks for a bush, [_Italian_ ... abuse]
They’ll only have private boyes for their use, [_al. lect._, Keyes]
Which no body can deny.
They’ll not allow what pride it brings, [p. 86.]
Nor favours in hats, nor no such things,
They’l convert all ribbands to Bible strings,
Which no body can deny.
God bless our King and Parliament,
And send he may make such K—— repent [Knaves]
That breed our Land such discontent,
Which no body can deny.
And bless our Queen and Prince also,
And all true Subjects both high and low,
The brownings can pray for themselves you know,
Which no body can deny.
[p. 88.]
_Ladies Delight._
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