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Ieffereidos,
Or the Captivitie of
Jeffery.

Canto the second.

So runs the nimble Snayle, in slimy track,
Hast'ning with all his Tenement on's back;
And so, on goodly Cabidge-leafe, the fleet
Swift-Caterpiller moves with eager feet,
As this sad Courtier now; whose mighty Steed
May for an easie amble, or for speed,
Compare with gentle Bull in Yoke: But O!
Here now begins a Canticle of woe!

Chide