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A03171 An hundred epigrammes. Inuented and made by Iohn Heywood Heywood, John, 1497?-1580? 1550 (1550) STC 13294.5; ESTC S119138 18,997 52

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tother_o a_o old_a widower_n and_o a_o young_a maid_n lxvi_o ¶_o a_o widower_n scotfree_a with_o rivel_a face_n old_a woo_v a_o fair_a young_a woman_n his_o mind_n he_o tell_v boast_v what_o he_o have_v as_o wooer_z do_v that_o can_v wherein_o he_o boast_v of_o a_o goodly_a young_a man_n a_z soon_o of_o his_o own_o who_o god_n have_v he_o send_v of_o condition_n and_o qualitee_n excellent_a in_o this_o what_o woo_v this_o old_a man_n behaviour_n so_o far_o forth_o have_v win_v this_o young_a woman_n favour_n that_o in_o short_a tale_n when_o his_o long_a tale_n be_v do_v she_o pray_v hi●_n to_o go_v home_o and_o send_v she_o his_o soon_o gape_v oyster_n lxvii_o ¶_o on_o who_o gape_v thy_o oyster_n so_o wide_o oyster-wife_n 〈…〉_o oyster_n gape_v on_o you_o sir_n god_n save_o your_o life_n 〈◊〉_d gape_v th●_n sir_n they_o gape_v for_o promotion_n 〈…〉_o premote_a they_o you_o have_v devotion_n nay_o 〈…〉_o pernicious_a to_o promote_v oyster_n that_o be_v ambitious_a the_o judge_n and_o 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