A select collection of old plays . more ? It is the greateft enemy to law That can be ; for it doth embrace all wrongs, And fo chains up lawyers and womens tongues. Tis the perpetual prifoners liberty, His walks and orchards: tis the bond-flaves freedom £ And makes him feem proud of each iron chain, As tho he wore it more for Hate than pain : It is the beggers mufick ; and thus fings, Although their bodies beg, their fouls are kings. O, my dread liege ! it is the fap of blifs, Rears us aloft; makes men and angels kifs : And laft of all, to end a houfhold ftrife, It is the honey gainft a wafpif
A select collection of old plays . more ? It is the greateft enemy to law That can be ; for it doth embrace all wrongs, And fo chains up lawyers and womens tongues. Tis the perpetual prifoners liberty, His walks and orchards: tis the bond-flaves freedom £ And makes him feem proud of each iron chain, As tho he wore it more for Hate than pain : It is the beggers mufick ; and thus fings, Although their bodies beg, their fouls are kings. O, my dread liege ! it is the fap of blifs, Rears us aloft; makes men and angels kifs : And laft of all, to end a houfhold ftrife, It is the honey gainft a wafpifh v/ife. Duke. Thou givft it lively colours : who darefayHes mad, whofe words march in fo good array ? H 4 J Twere iy6 The Honest Whore. %Twere fin all women mould fuch hufbands have; For every man mufl then be his wifes flave : Come, therefore, you fhall teach our court to fhine; So calm a fpirit is worth a golden mine. Wives, with meek hufbands, that to vex them long, In Bedlam rnuft they dwell; elfe dwell they wrong. [ THE
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