Education -- Early works to 1800; England -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800; Etiquette; Home economics -- Early works to 1800; Table
Nor wrinckled let thy countenance be,
still going to and fro:
For that belongs to hedge-hogs right,
they wallow even so. 44
[Sidenote: [p. 8.]]
[Sidenote: The nose.]
Nor imitate with Socrates,
to wipe thy snivelled nose
Vpon thy cap, as he would doe,
nor yet upon thy clothes. 48
But keepe it cleane with handkerchiffe,
provided for the same,
Not with thy fingers or thy sleeve,
therein thou art too blame. 52
[Sidenote: Blowing or breathing.]
Blow not alowd as thou shalt stand,
for that is most absurd,
Iust like a broken winded horse.
it is to be abhord. 56
[Sidenote: Snuffling in the nose when you speake.]
Nor practize snufflngly to speake,
for that doth imitate
The brutish Storke and Elephant,
yea and the wralling cat. 60
[Sidenote: [p. 9.]]
[Sidenote: Neezing.]
If thou of force doe chance to neeze,
then backewards turne away
From presence of the company,
wherein thou art to stay. 64
[Sidenote: The Cheekes.]
Thy cheekes with shamefac’t modesty,
dipt in Dame Natures die,
Not counterfet, nor puffed out,
observe it carefully. 68
[Sidenote: Breathing.]
Keepe close thy mouth, for why, thy breath
may hap to give offence,
And other worse may be repayd
for further recompence. 72
[Sidenote: Lips.]
Nor put thy lips out like a foole
as thou wouldst kisse a horse,
When thou before thy betters art,
and what is ten times worse, 76
[Sidenote: [p. 10.]]
[Sidenote: Yawning.]
To gape in such unseemely sort,
with ugly gaping mouth,
Is like an image pictured
a blowing from the south. 80
Which to avoyd, then turne about,
and with a napkin hide
That gaping foule deformity,
when thou art so aside. 84
[Sidenote: Laughing.]
To laugh at all things thou shalt heare,
is neither good nor fit,
It shewes the property and forme
of one with little wit. 88
[Sidenote: Biting the lip.]
To bite the lip it seemeth base,
for why, to lay it open,
Most base dissembling doggednesse,
most sure it doth betoken. 92
[Sidenote: [p. 11.]]
[Sidenote: Biting the upper lip.]
And so to bite the upper lip
doth most uncomely shew,
The lips set close (as like to kisse)
in manner seeme not so. 96
[Sidenote: The tongue.]
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