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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: Humors Looking Glasse - -Author: Samuel Rowlands - -Release Date: September 24, 2017 [EBook #55621] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HUMORS LOOKING GLASSE *** - - - - -Produced by ellinora, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive/American Libraries.) - - - - - -Transcriber’s Note: This text was originally printed in 1608, and uses -the spelling of that period. The only alterations made (for readability) -are to use s rather than long-s and j rather than i, and to standardise -u/v to modern convention. One or two punctuation errors have also been -corrected (poems should end with full stops). Any remaining apparent -errors in the text are as printed. - -Decorative illustrations are not marked in this plain text version. - - - - - Hunterian Club - - No. II.--1871-2. - - HUMORS - LOOKING GLASSE - - BY - SAMUEL ROWLANDS - - _REPRINTED FROM THE FIRST EDITION_ - 1608 - - PRINTED FOR THE HUNTERIAN CLUB - - 1872 - - - - - HUMORS - LOOKING - Glasse. - - _LONDON._ - Imprinted by _Ed. Allde_ for _William Fere-_ - brand and are to be sold at his Shop in - _the popes-head Pallace, right over a-_ - gainst the Taverne-dore. - 1608. - - - - -_To his verie Loving Friend Master_ George Lee. - - - _Esteemed friend, I pray thee take it kinde,_ - _That outward action beares an inward minde,_ - _What objects heere these papers do deliver,_ - _Bestow the viewing of them for the giver._ - _I make thee a partaker of strange sights,_ - _Drawne antique works of humours vaine delights._ - _A mirrour of the mad conceited shapes,_ - _Of this our ages giddy-headed apes,_ - _These fash’on mongers, selfe besotted men_ - _Of kindred to the fowle that wore my pen,_ - _Are at an howers warning to appeare,_ - _And muster in sixe sheetes of Paper heere._ - _And this is all at this time I bestow,_ - _To evidence a greater love I owe._ - - Yours SAMUEL ROWLAND_S_. - - - - -_Reader._ - - - As many antique faces passe, - From Barbers chaire unto his glasse, - There to beholde their kinde of trim, - And how they are reform’d by him, - Or at _Exchang_ where Marchants greete, - Confusion of the tongues do meete, - As _English_, _French_, _Italian_, _Dutch_, - _Spanish_, and _Scot’sh_, with divers such. - So from the Presse these papers come - To show the humorous shapes of some. - Heere are such faces good and bad, - As in a Barbers shop are had, - And heere are tongues of divers kindes, - According to the speakers mindes. - Beholde their fashions, heare their voice, - And let discretion make thy choice. - - SAMUELL ROWLANDS. - - - - -_Epigram._ - - - Some man that to contention is inclin’de; - With any thing he sees, a fault wil finde, - As, that is not so good, the same’s amisse, - I have no great affection unto this. - Now I protest I doe not like the same, - This must be mended, that deserveth blame, - It were farre better such a thing were out, - This is obscure, and that’s as full of doubt. - And much adoe, and many words are spent - In finding out the path that humours went, - And for direction to that Idle way - Onely a busie tongue bears all the sway. - The dish that _Aesope_ did commend for best; - Is now a daies in wonderfull request, - But if you finde fault on a certaine ground, - Weele fall to mending when the fault is found. - - - - -_Epigram._ - - - Pra’y by your leave, make moūsieur humors roome - That oft hath walk’d about Duke Humphries tombe - And sat amongst the Knights to see a play, - And gone in’s suite of Sattin ev’ry day, - And had his hat display a bushie plume, - And’s verie beard deliver forth perfume. - But when was this? aske Frier Bacons head - That answered _Time is past_, O time is fled! - Sattin and silke was pawned long agoe, - And now in canvase, no knight can him knowe. - His former state, in dark oblivion sleepes, - Onely Paules Gallarie, that walke he keepes. - - - - -_Epigram._ - - - Crosse not my humor, with an ill plac’d worde, - For if thou doest, behold my fatall sworde: - Do’st see my countenance begin looke red? - Let that fore-tell ther’s furie in my hed. - A little discontent will quickely heate it. - Touch not my stake, thou wert as good to eate it, - These damned dice how cursed they devoure: - I lost some halfe score pound in halfe an houre. - A bowle of wine, sirha: you villaine, fill: - Who drawes it Rascall? call me hether _Will_. - You Rogue, what ha’st to Supper for my dyet? - Tel’st me of Butchers meate? knave I defie it. - Ile have a banquet to envite an Earle, - A _Phœnix_ boyld in broth distil’d in Pearle. - Holde drie this leafe, a candle quickly bring, - Ile take one pipe to bed, none other thing. - Thus with _Tabacco_ he will sup to night: - Flesh-meate is heavie, and his purse is light. - - - - -_Epigram._ - - - Two Gentlemen of hot and fierie sprite, - Tooke boate, and went up Westward to goe fight - Imbarked both, for Wens-worth they set saile, - And there ariving with a happie gaile, - The Water-men discharged for their fare, - Then to be parted, thus their mindes declare. - Pray Ores (said they) stay heere and come not nie, - We goe to fight a little, but heere by. - The Water-men with staves did follow then, - And cryd, oh holde your hands good Gentlemen, - You know the danger of the law, forbeare: - So they put weapons up and fell to sweare. - - - - -_Epigram._ - - - One of these Cuccold-making Queanes - did graft her husbands head: - who arm’d with anger, steele and horne - would kill him stain’d his bed, - And challeng’d him unto the field, - Vowing to have his life, - Where being met, sirha (quoth he,) - I doe suspect my Wife - Is scarce so honest as she should, - You make of her some use: - Indeed said he I love her well, - Ile frame no false excuse. - O! d’ye confesse? by heavens (quoth he) - Had’st thou deni’de thy guilt, - This blade had gone into thy guts, - Even to the verie Hilt. - - - - -_Epigram._ - - - Occasion late was ministred for one to trie his friend, - Ten pounds he did intreat him yᵗ of all love he would lēd - His case was an accursed case, no comfort to be found, - Unles he friendly drew his purse, & blest him with tē poūd - He did protest he had it not, making a solemne vow, - He wāted means & money both, to do him pleasure now. - Thē sir (quoth he) you know I have a Gelding I love wel, - Necessitie it hath no law, I must my Gelding sell, - I have bin offered twelve for him, with ten ile be cōtent, - Well I will trie a friend (said he,) it was his chest he ment. - So fectch’d the money presently, tother sees Angels shine - Now God amercy horse (quoth he) thy credit’s more then mine. - - - - -_Epigram._ - - - Dice diving deepe into a Ruffians purse, - Leaving it nothing worth but strings and leather: - He presently did fall to sweare and curse, - That’s life and money he would loose together, - Tooke of his hat, and swore, let me but see - What Rogue dares say this same is blacke to me? - - Another lost, and he did money lacke, - And thus his furie in a heate revives: - Where is that Rogue denies his hat is blacke? - Ile fight with him, had he ten thousand lives. - Oh sir (quoth he) in troth you come too late, - Choller is past, my anger’s out of date. - - - - -_Epigram._ - - - A Kinde of _London_-walker in a boote, - (Not _George_ a Horse-backe, but a _Gerge_ a foote,) - On ev’ry day you meete him through the yeare, - For’s bootes and spurs, a horse-man doth appeare. - Was met with, by an odde conceited stranger, - Who friendly told him that he walk’d in danger. - For Sir (in kindenes no way to offend you) - There is a warrant foorth to apprehend you. - Th’offence they say, you riding through thee streete, - Have kil’d a Childe, under your Horses feete. - Sir I protest (quoth he) they doe me wrong, - I have not back’d a horse, God knows how long, - What slaves be these, they have me false bely’d? - Ile proove this twelve-month I did never ride. - - - - -_Epigram._ - - - What feather’d fowle is this that doth approach - As if it were an _Estredge_ in a Coach? - Three yards of feather round about her hat, - And in her hand a bable like to that: - As full of Birdes attire, as Owle, or Goose, - And like unto her gowne, her selfe seemes loose. - Cri’ye mercie Ladie, lewdnes are you there? - Light feather’d stuffe befits you best to weare. - - - - -_A deafe eare, in a just cause._ - - - A Poore man came unto a Judge & shew’d his wronged state, - Entreating him for Jesus sake to be compassionate, - The wrōgs were great he did sustaine, he had no help at al - The Judge sat stil as if the man had spoken to the wall. - With that came two rude fellows in, to have a matter tride - About an Asse, that one had let the other for to ride: - Which Asse the owner found in field, as he by chance past by, - And he that hired him a sleepe did in the shadow lye. - For which he would be satisfied, his beast was but to ride: - And for the shadow of his Asse, he would be paid beside. - Great raging words, and damned othes, these two asse-wrangles swore, - Whē presently the Judge start up, that seem’d a sleep before - And heard yᵉ follies willingly of these two sottish men, - But bad the poore man come againe, he had no leasure thē. - - - - -_Epigram._ - - - A Jolly fellow Essex borne and bred, - A Farmers Sonne, his Father being dead, - T’expell his griefe and melancholly passions, - Had vowd himselfe to travell and see fashions. - His great mindes object was no trifling toy, - But to put downe the wandring Prince of Troy. - Londons discoverie first he doth decide, - His man must be his Pilot and his guide. - Three miles he had not past, there he must sit: - He ask’t if he were not neere London yet? - His man replies good Sir your selfe besturre, - For we have yet to goe sixe times as farre. - Alas I had rather stay at home and digge, - I had not thought the worlde was halfe so bigge. - Thus this great worthie comes backe (thoewith strife) - He never was so farre in all his life. - None of the seaven worthies: on his behalfe, - Say, was not he a worthie Essex Calfe? - - - - -_The Humors that haunt a Wife._ - - - A Gentleman a verie friend of mine, - Hath a young wife and she is monstrous fine, - Shee’s of the new fantastique humor right, - In her attire an angell of the light. - Is she an Angell? I: it may be well, - Not of the light, she is a light Angell. - Forsooth his doore must suffer alteration, - To entertaine her mightie huge Bom-fashion, - A hood’s to base, a hat which she doth male, - With bravest feathers in the Estridge tayle. - She scornes to treade our former proud wives traces. - That put their glory in their on faire faces, - In her conceit it is not faire enough, - She must reforme it with her painters stuffe, - And she is never merry at the heart, - Till she be got into her leatherne Cart. - Some halfe amile the Coach-man guides the raynes, - Then home againe, birladie she takes paines. - My friend seeing what humours haunt a wife, - If he were loose would lead a single life. - - - - -_A poore Mans pollicy._ - - - Next I will tell you of a poore mans tricke, - Which he did practise with a polliticke, - This poore man had a Cow twas all his stocke, - Which on the Commons fed: where Catell flocke, - The other had a steere a wanton Beast, - Which he did turne to feede amongst the rest. - Which in processe although I know not how, - The rich mans Oxe did gore the poore mans Cow. - The poore man heereat vexed waxed sad, - For it is all the living that he had, - And he must loose his living for a song, - Alas he knew not how to right his wrong. - He knew his enemie had pointes of law, - To save his purse, fill his devouring mawe, - Yet thought the poore man how so it betide, - Ile make him give right sentence on my side. - Without delay unto the Man he goes, - And unto him this fayned tale doth gloze, - (Quoth he) my Cow which with your Oxe did feede, - Hath kild your Oxe and I make knowne the deede. - Why (quoth my Politique) thou shouldst have helpt it rather, - Thou shalt pay for him if thow wert my father. - The course of law in no wise must be stayde, - Least I an evill president be made. - O Sir (quoth he) I cry you mercy now, - I did mistake, your Oxe hath gorde my Cow: - Convict by reason he began to brawle, - But was content to let his action fall. - As why? (quoth he) thou lookst unto her well, - Could I prevent the mischiefe that befell? - I have more weightie causes now to trie, - Might orecomes right without a reason why. - - - - -_Epigram._ - - - One of the damned crew that lives by drinke, - And by Tobacco’s stillified stink, - Met with a Country man that dwelt at Hull: - Thought he this pesant’s fit to be my Gull. - His first salute like to the French-mans wipe, - Wordes of encounter, please you take a pipe? - The Countrie man amazed at this rabble, - Knewe not his minde yet would be conformable. - Well, in a petty Ale-house they ensconce - His Gull must learne to drinke Tobacco once. - Indeede his purpose was to make a jest, - How with Tobacco he the peasant drest. - Hee takes a whiffe, with arte into his head, - The other standeth still astonished. - Till all his sences he doth backe revoake, - Sees it ascend much like Saint Katherins smoake. - But this indeede made him the more admire, - He saw the smoke: thought he his head’s a fier, - And to increase his feare he thought poore soule, - His scarlet nose had been a firie cole. - Which circled round with smoak, seemed to him - Like to some rotten brand that burneth dim. - But to shew wisdome in a desperat case, - He threw a Can of beere into his face, - And like a man some furie did inspire, - Ran out of doores for helpe to quench the fire. - The Ruffin throwes away his Trinidado, - Out comes huge oathes and then his short poynado, - But then the Beere so troubled his eyes, - The countrieman was gone ere he could rise, - A fier to drie him, he doth now require, - Rather than water for to quench his fire. - - - - -_Epigram._ - - - Come my brave gallant come, uncase, uncase, - Nere shall oblivion your great actes deface. - He has been there where never man came yet, - An unknowne countrie, I, ile warrant it, - Whence he could Ballace a good ship in holde, - With Rubies, Saphiers, Diamonds and golde, - Great Orient Pearles esteem’d no more then moates, - Sould by the pecke as chandlers mesure oates, - I mervaile then we have no trade from thence: - O tis too farre it will not beare expence. - T’were far indeede, a good way from our mayne, - If charges eate up such excessive gaine, - Well he can shew you some of Lybian gravell, - O that there were another world to travell, - I heard him sweare that hee (twas in his mirth) - Had been in all the corners of the earth. - Let all his wonders be together stitcht, - He threw the barre that great _Alcides_ pitcht: - But he that saw the Oceans farthest strands, - You pose him if you aske where Dover stands. - He has been under ground and hell did see, - _Aeneas_ nere durst goe so farre as hee. - For he has gone through _Plutœs_ Regiment, - Saw how the Fiendes doe Lyers there torment. - And how they did in helles damnation frye, - But who would thinke the Traveller would lye? - To dine with _Pluto_ he was made to tarrie, - As kindly us’d as at his Ordinarie. - Hogsheades of wine drawne out into a Tub, - Where he did drinke hand-smooth with _Belzebub_, - And _Proserpine_ gave him a goulden bow, - Tis in his chest he cannot shew it now. - - - - -_Of one that cousned the Cut-purse._ - - - One toulde a Drover that beleev’d it not, - What booties at the playes the Cut-purse got, - But if t’were so my Drovers wit was quicke, - He vow’d to serve the Cut-purse a new tricke. - Next day unto the play, pollicy hy’d, - A bag of fortie shillings by his side, - Which houlding fast he taketh up his stand, - If stringes be cut his purse is in his hand. - A fine conceited Cut-purse spying this, - Lookt for no more, the for shillings his, - Whilst my fine Politique gazed about, - The Cut-purse feately tooke the bottom out. - And cuts the strings, good foole goe make a jest, - This Dismall day thy purse was fairely blest. - Houlde fast good Noddy tis good to dreade the worse, - Your monie’s gone, I pray you keepe your purse. - The play is done and foorth the foole doth goe, - Being glad that he cousned the Cut-purse soe. - He thought to jybe how he the Cut-purse drest, - And memorize it for a famous jest. - But putting in his hand it ran quite throw - Dash’t the conceite, heele never speake on’t now, - You that to playes have such delight to goe, - The Cut-purse cares not, still deceive him so. - - - - -_A drunken fray._ - - - _Dicke_ met with _Tom_ in faith it was their lot, - Two honest Drunkars must goe drinke a pot, - Twas but a pot, or say a little more, - Or say a pot that’s filled eight times ore. - But being drunke, and met well with the leese, - They drinke to healthes devoutly on their knees, - _Dicke_ drinks to _Hall_, to pledge him _Tom_ rejects, - And scornes to doe it for some odde respects - Wilt thou not pledge him thar’t a gill, a Scab, - Wert with my man-hood thou deservest a stab, - But tis no matter drinke another bout, - Weele intot’h field and there weele trie it out. - Lets goe (saies Tom) no longer by this hand, - Nay stay (quoth Dicke) lets see if we can stand. - Then forth they goe after the drunken pace, - Which God he knowes was with a reeling grace, - _Tom_ made his bargaine, thus with bonnie Dicke - If it should chance my foote or so should slip, - How wouldst thou use me or after what Size, - Wouldst bare me shorter or wouldst let me rise. - Nay God forbid our quarrells not so great, - To kill thee on advantage in my heat. - Tush we’le not fight for any hate or soe, - But for meere love that each to other owe. - And for thy learning loe Ile shew a tricke, - No sooner spoke the worde but downe comes Dicke, - Well now (quoth Tom) thy life hangs on my sworde, - If I were downe how wouldst thou keepe thy worde? - Why with these hilts I’de braine thee at a blow, - Faith in my humor cut thy throate, or soe, - But Tom he scorne to kill his conquered foe, - Lets Dicke arise, and too’t againe they goe. - Dicke throwes downe Tom, or rather Tom did fall, - My hilts (quoth Dicke) shall braine thee like a maull, - Is’t so (quoth Tom) good faith what remedie, - The Tower of Babell’s fallen and so am I. - But Dicke proceedes to give the fatall wound, - It mist his throate, but run into the ground. - But he supposing that the man was slaine, - Straight fled his contrie, ship himselfe for Spaine, - Whilst valiant Thomas dyed dronken deepe, - Forgot his danger and fell fast a sleepe. - - - - -_Epigram._ - - - What’s he that stares as if he were afright? - The fellowe sure hath seene some dreadfull spright - Masse rightly guest, why sure I did divine, - Hee’s haunted with a Spirit feminine. - In plaine termes thus, the Spirit that I meane, - His martiall wife that notable curst queane, - No other weapons but her nailes or fist, - Poore patient Idiot he dares not resist, - His neighbor once would borrow but his knife, - Good neighbor stay (quoth he) ile aske my wife: - Once came he home inspired in the head, - He found his neighbor and his wife a bed, - Yet durst not sturre, but hide him in a hole, - He feared to displease his wife poore soule. - But why should he so dreade and feare her hate, - Since she had given him armor for his pate? - Next day forsooth he doth his neighbor meete, - Whome with sterne rage thus furiously doth greete, - Villaine ile slit thy nose, out comes his knife, - Sirra (quoth he) goe to Ile tell your wife. - Apaled at which terror, meekely faide - Retire good knife my furie is allaide. - - - - -_Proteus._ - - - Time serving humour thou wrie-faced Ape, - That canst transforme thy selfe to any shape: - Come good _Proteus_ come away a pace, - We long to see thy mumping Antique face. - This is the fellow that lives by his wit, - A cogging knave and fawning Parrasit, - He has behaviour for the greatest porte, - And hee has humors for the rascall sorte, - He has beene great with Lordes and high estates, - They could not live without his rare conceites, - He was associat for the bravest spirits, - His galland carriage such favour merrits. - Yet to a Ruffiin humor for the stewes, - A right graund Captaine of the damned crewes, - With whome his humor alwayes is unstable - Mad, melancholly, drunke and variable. - Hat without band like cutting Dicke he goe’s, - Renowned for his new invented oathes. - Sometimes like a Civilian, tis strange - At twelve a clocke he must unto the Change, - Where being thought a Marchant to the eye, - He tels strange newes his humor is to lie. - Some Damaske coate the effect thereof must heare, - Invites him home and there he gets good cheare. - But how is’t now such brave renowned wits, - Weare ragged robes with such huge gastly slits, - Faith thus a ragged humour he hath got - Whole garments for the Summer are too hot. - Thus you may censure gently if you please, - He weares such garments onely for his ease. - Or thus his credit will no longer wave. - For all men know him for a prating knave. - - - - -_Epigram._ - - - A Scholer newly entred marriage life - Following his studdie did offend his wife, - Because when she his company expected, - By bookish busines she was still neglected: - Comming unto his studdy, Lord (quoth she) - Can papers cause you love them more than mee: - I would I were transform’d into a Booke - That your affection might upon me looke, - But in my wish, withall be it decreed, - I would be such a Booke you love to reede, - Husband (quoth she) which books form should I take, - Marry (said hee) t’were best an Almanacke, - The reason wherefore I doe wish thee so, - Is, every yeare wee have a new you knowe. - - - - -_Epigram._ - - - Sira, come hether boy, take view of mee, - My Lady I am purpos’d to goe see: - What doth my feather flourish with a grace, - And this same dooble sette become my face, - How descent doth this doublets forme appeare - (I would I had my sute in houns-ditch heere) - Do not my spurs pronounce a silver sounde? - Do’s not my hose circumference profounde? - Sir these are well, but there is one thing ill, - Your Tailour with a sheete of paper bill, - Vowes heel’e be paid, and Serjeants he had feed, - Which wayte your comming forth to do thy deede: - Boy god-amercy let my Lady stay, - Ile see no counter for her sake to day. - - - - -_Much a doe about chusing a wife._ - - - A Widdower would have a wife were old, - Past charge of children to prevent expence - Her chests and bagges cram’d till they crake with gold, - And she unto her grave post quickly hence, - But if all this were fitting to his minde, - Where is his lease of life to stay behinde? - - A Batcheler would have wife were wise, - Faire, Rich and Younge, a maiden for his bed, - Not proude, nor churlish but of fautles size, - A country housewife, in the Citty bred. - But hees a foole and longe in vaine hath staide, - He shoulde bespeake her, there’s none ready made. - - - - -_The taming of a wilde Youth._ - - - Of late a deare and loving friend of mine, - That all his time a Gallant youth had bene, - From mirth to melancholy did decline, - Looking exeeding pale, leane, poore, and thin, - I ask’d the cause he brought me through the streete, - Unto his house, and there hee let me see, - A woman proper, faire, wise and discreete - And said behould, heer’s that hath tamed mee, - Hath this (quoth I,) can such a wife do so? - Lord how is he tam’d then, that hath a shrow. - - - - -_A straunge sighted Traveller._ - - - An honest Country foole being gentle bred, - Was by an odde conceited humor led, - To travell and some English fashions see, - With such strange sights as heere at London be. - Stuffing his purse with a good golden some, - This wandring knight did to the Cittie come, - And there a servingman he entertaines, - An honester in Newgate not remaines. - He shew’d his Maister sights to him most strange, - Great tall Pauls Steeple and the royall-Exchange: - The Bosse at _Billings-gate_ and _London-stone_ - And at _White-Hall_ the monstrous great Whales bone, - Brought him to the banck-side where Beares do dwell - And unto _Shor-ditch_ where the whores keepe hell, - Shew’d him the Lyons, Gyants in Guild-Hall, - King _Lud_ at _Lud-gate_, the _Babounes_ and all, - At length his man, on all he had did pray, - Shew’d him a theevish trick and ran away, - The Traveller turnd home exceeding civill, - And swore in London he had seene the Devill. - - - - -_Three kinde of Couckoldes_, - -One, And None. - - - First there’s a Cuckolde called One and None, - Which foole, from fortune hath receiv’d such favour - He hath a wife for beutie stands alone, - Grac’d with good carriage, and most sweete behaviour - Nature so bounteous hath her gifts extended. - From head to foote ther’s nothing to be mended. - - Besides, she is as perfect chast, as faire, - But being married to a jealous asse, - He vowes she hornes him, for he feeles a paire - Have bin a growing ever since last grasse, - No contrary perswasions hee’l indure, - But’s wife is faire and hee’s a Cuckolde sure. - - - - -_The second._ - -None, and One. - - - The second hath a wife that loves the game, - And playes the secret cunnig whore at plaisure. - But in her husbands sight shees wondrous tame, - Which makes him vow, he hath _Ulisses_ treasure. - Sheele wish al whores were hang’d, with weeping teares - Yet she her selfe a whores cloathes dayly weares. - - Her husbāds friends report how’s wife doth gull him - With false deceitfull and dissembling showe - And that by both his hornes a man may pull him, - To such a goodly length they daylie growe, - He sayes they wrong her, and he sweares they lye, - His wife is chaste, and in that minde hee’le dye. - - - - -_The Third_, - -One, and One. - - - The third is he that knowes women are weake, - And therefore they are dayly apt to fall, - Words of unkindnesse their kind hearts may breake, - They are but flesh and therefore sinners all, - His wife is not the first hath trod a wry, - Amongst his neighbours he as bad can spye. - - What can he helpe it if his wife do ill, - But take it as his crosse and be content, - For quietnesse he lets her have her will, - When shee is old perhaps she will repent, - Let every one amend their one bad life, - Th’are knaves and queans that medle with his wife. - - -FINIS. - - - - - -End of Project Gutenberg's Humors Looking Glasse, by Samuel Rowlands - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HUMORS LOOKING GLASSE *** - -***** This file should be named 55621-0.txt or 55621-0.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/5/5/6/2/55621/ - -Produced by ellinora, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive/American Libraries.) - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United -States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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