No More Learning

:_ to his
thighes. _Q_]

[211 he arrests, _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD:_ straight
arrests, _A25_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_,
_S96_, _W_]

[215 whisperd _1633_, _D_, _H49_, _L74_, _N_, _TCD_, _W:_
whispers _1635-69_]

[216 Topcliffe would have ravish'd him quite away _JC, O'F, Q_
(_JC and O'F alter to_ Pursevant)]

[217 of _om. Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_,
_JC_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W_]

[222 whom _1633_, _A25_, _B_, _D_,
_H49_, _L74_, _N_, _P_, _Q_, _S_,
_S96_, _TCD_, _W_: or whom _1635-69_,
_O'F_]

[223 He cares not, His _1633 and MSS. _: He cares not hee.
His _1635-69_]

[224 rusheth] rushes _1639-69_]

[226 still _1635-69_, _Q_, _and other MSS. _: yet
still _1633_, _L74_, _N_, _TCD_]

[229 I leave] Ile leave _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_,
_W_]

[230 men which from _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_,
_H49_, _HN_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_,
_N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _S96_,
_TCD_, _W_: men from _1633-69_]

[232 sinnes? ). Being _Ed_: sinnes) being _1633-39_:
sinnes? ) being _1650-69_: _all the editions and some MSS.
close the sentence at_ 236 wine. ]

[236 Living barrells of beefe, flaggons of wine. _1633-54_:
Living, barrels of beef, and flaggons of wine. _1669_]

[237 Spie. ] Spie; _1633_]

[238 Seas of Wit and Arts, _B_, _Cy_, _L74_,
_N_, _P_, _Q_, _TCD_: Seas of Wits and Arts,
_1633_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_,
_S_: Seas of witt and art, _A25_, _HN_: Great
seas of witt and art, _O'F_, _S96_: Seas of all Wits
and Arts, _conj. Lowell_]

[239 Drowne] To drowne _O'F_, _S96_]

[240 Which] Who _MSS.
_ am but a scarce brooke, _1633_,
_L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD_: am but a scant
brooke, _1635-69_: am a scant brooke, _B_, _HN_,
_JC_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _W_: am a shallow
brooke, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _S_, _S96_]

[241 the _1633-69:_ their _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _HN_, _JC_,
_O'F_, _Q_, _S_, _W:_ these _L74_, _N_, _TCD_

Although] though _1633 and MSS. _]

[242 the knowne merit _1633-69_, _JC_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _Q_,
_TCD:_ known _om. B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _HN_, _L74_, _P_, _S_,
_W_]

[243 wise man] wise men _1650-69_, _B_, _HN_, _L74_, _P_,
_TCD_, _W_]




_Satyre V. _

Thou shalt not laugh in this leafe, Muse, nor they
Whom any pitty warmes; He which did lay
Rules to make Courtiers, (hee being understood
May make good Courtiers, but who Courtiers good? )
Frees from the sting of jests all who in extreme 5
Are wreched or wicked: of these two a theame
Charity and liberty give me. What is hee
Who Officers rage, and Suiters misery
Can write, and jest? If all things be in all,
As I thinke, since all, which were, are, and shall 10
Bee, be made of the same elements:
Each thing, each thing implyes or represents.
Then man is a world; in which, Officers
Are the vast ravishing seas; and Suiters,
Springs; now full, now shallow, now drye; which, to 15
That which drownes them, run: These selfe reasons do
Prove the world a man, in which, officers
Are the devouring stomacke, and Suiters
The excrements, which they voyd. All men are dust;
How much worse are Suiters, who to mens lust 20
Are made preyes? O worse then dust, or wormes meat,
For they do eate you now, whose selves wormes shall eate.
They are the mills which grinde you, yet you are
The winde which drives them; and a wastfull warre
Is fought against you, and you fight it; they 25
Adulterate lawe, and you prepare their way
Like wittals; th'issue your owne ruine is.
Greatest and fairest Empresse, know you this?
Alas, no more then Thames calme head doth know
Whose meades her armes drowne, or whose corne o'rflow: 30
You Sir, whose righteousfnes she loves, whom I
By having leave to serve, am most richly
For service paid, authoriz'd, now beginne
To know and weed out this enormous sinne.
O Age of rusty iron! Some better wit 35
Call it some worse name, if ought equall it;
The iron Age _that_ was, when justice was sold; now
Injustice is sold dearer farre. Allow
All demands, fees, and duties, gamsters, anon
The mony which you sweat, and sweare for, is gon 40
Into other hands: So controverted lands
Scape, like Angelica, the strivers hands.