No More Learning

_1633-69_, _A18_, _B_, _N_, _O'F_,
_S_, _TCC_, _TCD_, _W_]

[8 but lyest _1633-69:_ and lyest _B_, _W_]




_Ralphius. _

Compassion in the world againe is bred:
_Ralphius_ is sick, the broker keeps his bed.


[Ralphius. _HN:_ _no title_, _1633-69_, _O'F_]




_The Lier. _

Thou in the fields walkst out thy supping howers,
And yet thou swear'st thou hast supp'd like a king:
Like Nebuchadnezar perchance with grass and flowers,
A sallet worse then Spanish dieting.


[The Lier. _HN:_ _no title_, _B_, _Bur_, _Cy_, _O'F_, _P_,
_W_]

[2 swear'st _HN_, _W:_ say'st _B_, _Cy_, _O'F_]

[3 grass] hearbes _Bur_

supp'd like] supp'd and like _HN_]




ELEGIES.


ELEGIE I.

_Iealosie. _

Fond woman, which would'st have thy husband die,
And yet complain'st of his great jealousie;
If swolne with poyson, hee lay in' his last bed,
His body with a sere-barke covered,
Drawing his breath, as thick and short, as can 5
The nimblest crocheting Musitian,
Ready with loathsome vomiting to spue
His Soule out of one hell, into a new,
Made deafe with his poore kindreds howling cries,
Begging with few feign'd teares, great legacies, 10
Thou would'st not weepe, but jolly,'and frolicke bee,
As a slave, which to morrow should be free;
Yet weep'st thou, when thou seest him hungerly
Swallow his owne death, hearts-bane jealousie.
O give him many thanks, he'is courteous, 15
That in suspecting kindly warneth us.
Wee must not, as wee us'd, flout openly,
In scoffing ridles, his deformitie;
Nor at his boord together being fatt,
With words, nor touch, scarce lookes adulterate. 20
Nor when he swolne, and pamper'd with great fare,
Sits downe, and snorts, cag'd in his basket chaire,
Must wee usurpe his owne bed any more,
Nor kisse and play in his house, as before.
Now I see many dangers; for that is 25
His realme, his castle, and his diocesse.
But if, as envious men, which would revile
Their Prince, or coyne his gold, themselves exile
Into another countrie,'and doe it there,
Wee play'in another house, what should we feare?
30
There we will scorne his houshold policies,
His seely plots, and pensionary spies,
As the inhabitants of Thames right side
Do Londons Major; or Germans, the Popes pride.


[Elegie I. Iealosie. _1635-54:_ Elegie I. _1633 and 1669:_
_no title or_ Elegie (_numbered variously, according to scheme
adopted_) _A18_, _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_,
_N_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_, _S96_, _TCC_, _TCD_, _W_]

[1 woman,] woman _1633_]

[4 sere-barke _1633-54_, _B_, _Cy_, _H49_, _Lec_, _O'F_, _S_,
_W:_ sere-cloth _1669_, _D_, _P:_ sore barke _A18_, _A25_,
_JC_, _N_, _TC_]

[10 few] some few _A18_, _N_, _TC_]

[12 free; _Ed:_ free, _1633-69:_ free. _D_]

[16 us. _1633-35:_ us, _1639-69_]

[21 great _1633-54_, _A18_, _A25_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_,
_N_, _S_, _TC_, _W:_ high _1669_, _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96:_ his
_Cy_

fare, _Ed:_ fare _1633-69_]

[25 Now . . . dangers;] Now do I see my danger; _1669_

that _all MSS. :_ it _1633-69_]

[26 diocesse] Diocys _D:_ Diocis _W_]

[27-29 (as envious . . . do it there,) _1669_]

[30 another] anothers _1669_ We into some third place retired
were _B_, _O'F_, _P_, _S96_]

[34 Major; _1650-54:_ Major, _1633-39:_ Mayor; _1669_]




ELEGIE II.

_The Anagram. _

Marry, and love thy _Flavia_, for, shee
Hath all things, whereby others beautious bee,
For, though her eyes be small, her mouth is great,
Though they be Ivory, yet her teeth be jeat,
Though they be dimme, yet she is light enough, 5
And though her harsh haire fall, her skinne is rough;
What though her cheeks be yellow, her haire's red,
Give her thine, and she hath a maydenhead.