THE HAG. THE hag is astride, A thorn or a burr She takes for a spurre; With a lash of a bramble she rides now, Through brakes and through bryars, O're ditches and mires, She followes the spirit that guides now. No beast, for his food, Dares now range the wood, On land and on seas, At noone of night are a working, The storme will arise, And trouble the skies, This night; and, more for the wonder, Affrighted shall come, Cal'd out by the clap of the thunder. UPON AN OLD MAN, A RESIDENCIARIE. Twice fortie, bating but one year, Yet, reader, let me tell thee this, UPON TEARES. TEARES, though th'are here below the sinner's brine, Above they are the angels spiced wine. PHYSITIANS. PHYSITIANS fight not against men, but these THE PRIMITIE TO PARENTS. OUR household gods our parents be, UPON COB. EPIG. COB clouts his shooes, and as the story tells, UPON LUCIE. EPIG. SOUND teeth has Lucie, pure as pearl, and small, With mellow lips, and luscious therewithall. UPON SKOLES. EPIG. SKOLES stinks so deadly, that his breeches loath His dampish buttocks furthermore to cloath; Cloy'd they are up with arse, but hope one blast Will whirle about, and blow them thence at last. TO SILVIA. I AM holy while I stand Circum-crost by thy pure hand; TO HIS CLOSET GODS. WHEN I goe hence, ye closet gods, I feare Besides rare sweets, I had a book which none But now 'tis clos'd; and being shut and seal'd, Keep here still, closet gods, 'fore whom I've set Oblations oft of sweetest marmelet. ト A BACCHANALIAN VERSE. FILL me a mighty bowle Up to the brim; That I may drink Unto my Johnson's soule. Crown it agen, agen; And thrice repeat That happy heat, To drink to thee, my Ben. Well I can quaffe, I see, To th' number five, In frenzie ne'r like thee. LONG LOOKT FOR COMES AT LAST. THOUGH long it be, yeeres may repay the debt; None loseth that which he in time may get. TO YOUTH. DRINK wine, and live here blithefull while ye may; The morrowe's life too late is; live to-day. NEVER TOO LATE TO DYE. No man comes late unto that place, from whence Never man yet had a regredience. A HYMNE TO THE MUSES. O, you the virgins nine, That doe our soules encline To noble discipline, Nod to this vow of mine: Acknowledger of you. |