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⟨the⟩ head of a stag, the bag of a nag, the ⟨belly⟩ of a hog, skip up and down like a ⟨frog⟩, and fawn like a, dog. As also the ⟨four⟩ ingredients whereof a woman's tongue ⟨is⟩ made, viz. The sound of a great bell, ⟨the⟩ wagging of a dog's tail, the shaking ⟨of⟩ an aspen leaf tempered with running ⟨water⟩.

When Poor Robin had gotten a cup in ⟨his⟩ crown, as it oftentimes happen'd, he (illegible text)ould be then playing the poet, and ⟨nothing⟩ but rhymes could then come out ⟨of⟩ his mouth; for as one writes,

Poet and pot doth differ but one letter,
And that makes poets love the pot the better.

Amongst other of his conceits, this ⟨following⟩ comparison was much used by him.

⟨Like⟩ a purse that hath no chink in't;
Or a cellar and no drink in't,
⟨Like⟩ a jewel never worn,
Or a child untimely born,
⟨Like⟩ a song without a foot,
Or a bond and no hand to't,
⟨Such⟩ doth she seem unto mine eyes,
⟨That⟩ lives a virgin till she dies.

⟨The⟩ money doth entice the purse,

⟨The⟩ drink in the cellar quencheth thirst;