This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ...pyed, and full of Raine-bow straines; 1405 As neuer yet feyther by Time, or Place) Was made the foode to my distasted Sence: Nor can my weake imperfect Memory Now render halfe the formes vnto my tongue, That were conuolu'd within this thrifty Roome. 1410 Here, stalkes me by, a proud, and spangled Sir, That ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ...pyed, and full of Raine-bow straines; 1405 As neuer yet feyther by Time, or Place) Was made the foode to my distasted Sence: Nor can my weake imperfect Memory Now render halfe the formes vnto my tongue, That were conuolu'd within this thrifty Roome. 1410 Here, stalkes me by, a proud, and spangled Sir, That lookes three handfuls higher then his fore-top; Sauors himselfe alone, is only kind And louing to himselfe: One that will speake More darke and doubtmll then sixe oracles; 1415 Salutes a friend, as if he had a stitch, Is his owne Chronicle, and scarce can eate For registring himselfe; is waited on, By M imiques, I esters, Pandars, Parasites, And other such like Prodigies of men. 1420 He past; there comes some subtill Proteus: One Can thange, and vary with all formes he sees; Be any thing but honest; serues the time; Houers betwixt two factions, and explores The drifts of both; which (with crosse face, ) he beares 1425 To the deuided heads, and is receiu'd With mutuall grace of eyther: One that dares Do deeds worthy the Hurdle, or the Wheele, To be thought some body; and is (in soothj Such as the Satyrist points truly foorth, 1430 Criminibus debent hortos, Pretoria, mensas: Aret. You tell vs wonders Criticus. Crit. Tut, this is nothing. There stands a Neophyte, glazing of his face, Against his Idoll enters; and repeats, 1435 (Like an vnperfect Prologue, at third Musique) His part of speeches, and confederate Iests In passion to himselfe; Another sweares His Scene of Courtship ouer, and then seemes As he would kisse away his hand in kindnesse; 1440 A third, is most in Action; swims, and frisks, Playes with his mistresse paps, salutes her pomps; Will spend his Patrimonie for a Garter, Or the least fether in her bounteous Fanne; A fourth, he onely...
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Add this copy of Ben Jonson's the Fountain of Self-Love. XXII to cart. $40.77, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2019 by Wentworth Press.
