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Donne's satyr containing 1. a short map of mundane vanity, 2. a cabinet of merry conceits, 3. certain pleasant propositions and questions with their merry solutions and answers : being very useful, pleasant and delightful to all, and offensive to none / by Jo. Donne.
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Donne, John, 1604-1662.
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wearied out at last they fall asleep She wakes one which her lines when each misses His prey they tear him limmally in pieces 64. Q. What creature weaves a web to her own woe And twists a twine to her own overthrow A. The subtil Spider who 's an Emblem right Of envy hatred malice and of spite She her own lean spare entrails doth not spare With webs thence drawn poor flies for to ensnare 65. Q. What Creature 's that which kindles and beside Hath a new breed of young at the same time A. This of the Hare though very strange is true Who at once is Parient and Pregnant too 66. Q. What fowl is 't which with angels plumes do fly That hath a thievish gate a devilish cry A. The Peacock Juno's Bird with his proud flail Who'th Argos hundred eyes about his tail 76. Q. And what fowl is 't that boil it roast it bake it As throughly and as well as fire can make it Yet will it before few dayes are past o're Become as raw as ever it was before And being kept nev'r so long let who will try It will not stink nor taint nor putrifie A. It is the self-same Bird which his food makes Of pois'nous Askers Adders and of Snakes 68. Q. What things to a Chyrurgeon's requisite A. Three chiefly which I 'le briefly here recite 1. First he must in his Patients ulcers pry With an acute sharp piercing Eagles eye 2. Next he must have a Lions heart not swound Nor faint at sight of any mortal wound 3. And he must have a Lady's hand t' apply Salves to all sores exceeding tenderly 69. Q. What strange Tomb's that and where may it be found which toucheth neither heav'n nor sea nor ground A God Mah'mets Iron Chest in Mecha fair Drawn up by Load-stones hanging in the Air. 70. Q. Why hath sad Night her sable weed still on A. She Bride-like mourns for Day as dead gone If the Stars did not comfort her so mourning With grief she 'd break her heart e're Day 's returning 71. Q. How is 't two Elements by Natures cunning Th' Earth standing still the Water always running Make one Terrestrial perfect Globe and Ball A. The God of Nature nothing fram'd at all In vain but to some special use and end So both being heavy naturally tend To the same center where they bear and feed All creatures that do spring of mortal feed 72. Q. Why do men for light Errants women blame VVhen they 'r themselves as fantly in the same For 'mongst the wandring Planets they may finde Five males for but two of the female kinde A. Poor women still do bear the blame of all Because the weak'st is thrust unto the wall For when with Venus Mars conjoyn'd is caught Venus bears all the burthen of the fault 73. Q. VVhy do most a wilde wench a wanton call A. 'Cause she doth still want one to sport withall Yet when she to her consorts suit consents These wantons have no wants to their contents 74. Q. How many VVorlds may there be tell me pray For there are more then one as many say And Aristotle Alexander told That there were many worlds when that he could Not conquer one for all his toil and pain VVhich made proud Alexander weep amain A. If you Man for a little VVorld confess As in himself consider'd he 's no less In regard of his exquisite Perfection Then there 's a world of Worlds without exception But Gods word plainly shews this all and some There 's but two this world the world to come 75. Q. VVhat creature 's that which weakly creeps on four Then goes upright of onely two no more VVithin few years to go of three is fain And at last feebly creeps on four again A. A little Infant first of four doth craul In manhood walks of two being then grown tall After grown weak he 's with a Staff comforted And in old Age with crutches he 's supported 76. Q. VVhether is 't better if one match at all To chuse a wife main big or very small A. Herein one ask'd a Cynick his advice VVho wisht him take one of the smallest size For quoth he in my judgement it is best Of Evils ever for to chuse the least 77. Q. If there were a good wager to be laid Of one to his full weight for to be weigh'd Whether d' ye think will such an one weigh more Fasting or when he 's freely fed before A. When one hath fasted long he 'l heavier be Then when he hath eaten to satietie Because his sp'rits by fasting are abated Which are by eating food exhillerated 78. Q Wherein 's fair England far more beautified Then any Kingdom in the World beside A. In fair and sumptuous Temples it excels In stately Tombs and well tun'd Cords of Bells In Rivers Bridges and in pleasant Fountains In fruitful Valleys and high tow'ring Mountains In wool in flocks of sheep and herds of cattle In Marshal-men and horses train'd to battle And in the store of Ladies fair for there Are proper women common ev'ry where 79. Q. Do women live in worse or better cases In England or in many other places A. In other Nations wives are light set by 'Cause they allow of leud Polygamy But England is a Paradice for Wives For there their Husbands love them as their lives For Servants it 's a Purgatory sure For there a deal of sorrow they endure And it s an Hell for Horses being fain Under the Whip to take a world of pain 80. In what form do you think a woman would Seem fair'st for the Spectators to behold A. If she were Dutch from foot t'above her thigh Wherein consists a modest mystery From thence if she were French to her neck 's height For they of body commonly are streight And thereon if an English head were plac'd For of all others they are handsom'st fac'd Who 's thus by Nature form'd from top to toe For an accomplisht Lady needs must go 81. Q In Spain why 's a maid an Infantess stil'd Which signifies an infant or young childe A. Because that there are none the word shews plain But onely Infants that are Maids in Spain 82. Q. What 's best for Barber-surgeons wars or peace A. All 's one to them their trade doth nev'r cease They 've Salve for ev'ry sore within some box In wars for wounds in peace to cure the P 83. Q From whence came first the Cyprian foul disease Which doth so many pleasingly displease A. From the Low Countreys as some do report Near Gelderland or from thence not much short Some think from the Venetians it proceeded And others hold th' Italians first did breed it But 't is most like it from the French first came In that from them it still retains the name 84. Q. Is it for truth whereof the Irish boasts There lives no pois nous Creatures in their Coasts A. 'T is sure and hath long since for truth been tried