Fuscus is free, and hath the world at will; Yet in the course of life that he doth lead, He's like a horse which, turning round a mill, Doth always in the self-same circle tread: First, he doth rise at ten; and at eleuen He goes to Gyls,[102] where he doth eate till one; Then sees a Play till sixe, and sups at seven; And after supper, straight to bed is gone; And there till ten next day he doth remaine, And then he dines, and[103] sees a Comedy; And then he suppes, and goes to bed againe: Thus round he runs without variety, Saue that sometimes he comes not to the Play, But falls into a whore-house by the way. [Footnote 102: No doubt some Ordinary near St. Giles, Cripplegate. Isham 'Gilles.' G.] [Footnote 103: Isham 'then.' G.] IN AFRAM. 40. The smell-feast Afer, trauailes to the Burse[104] Twice euery day, the newest[105] newes to heare; Which, when he hath no money in his purse, To rich mens tables he doth often beare: He tells how Gronigen[106] is taken in,[107] By the braue conduct of illustrious Vere,[108] And how the Spanish forces Brest would win, But that they doe victorious Norris feare. No sooner is a ship at sea surpris'd, But straight he learnes the news, and doth disclose it: No sooner hath the Turk a plot deuis'd To conquer[109] Christendom, but straight he knows it:[110] Faire written in a scrowle he hath the names Of all the widdows which the Plague hath made; And persons, times, and places still he frames, To euery tale, the better to perswade: We call him Fame, for that the wide-mouth slaue Will eate as fast as he will utter lies; For Fame is said an hundred mouths to haue, And he eates more than would fiue score suffice. [Footnote 104: Bourse, = Exchange. G.] [Footnote 105: 1st edition and Isham and MS. 'flying.' G.] [Footnote 106: Groningen. G.] [Footnote 107: Conquered and added to or 'taken in' with other conquests. G.] [Footnote 108: To the truly 'illustrious' VERE--one of the noblest of England's earlier generals--DR. RICHARD SIBBES dedicated his 'Soul's Conflict' in very loving words to him and his Lady. See my edition of SIBBES _in loco_. G.] [Footnote 109: Isham once more badly 'conquerie.' G.] [Footnote 110: This couplet is given by Mr. Dyce from the MS.: the Isham has it. G.] IN PAULUM. 41. By lawfull mart, and by unlawfull stealth, Paulus in spite of enuy, fortunate, Deriues out of the Ocean so much wealth, As he may well maintaine a lord's estate; But on the land a little gulfe there is, Wherein he drowneth all the wealth of his. IN LICUM. 42. Lycus, which lately[111] is to Venice gone, Shall if he doe returne, gaine three for one:[112] But ten to one, his knowledge and his wit Will not be bettered or increas'd a whit. [Footnote 111: Recently: the MS. reads 'that is of late.' G.]