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A little bin best fits a little bread,
A little garland fits a little head:
As my small stuff best fits my little shed.
A little garland fits a little head:
As my small stuff best fits my little shed.
A little hearth best fits a little fire,
A little chapel fits a little choir:
As my small bell best fits my little spire.
A little chapel fits a little choir:
As my small bell best fits my little spire.
A little stream best fits a little boat,
A little lead best fits a little float:
As my small pipe best fits my little note.
A little lead best fits a little float:
As my small pipe best fits my little note.
A little meat best fits a little belly,
As sweetly, lady, give me leave to tell ye,
This little pipkin fits this little jelly.
As sweetly, lady, give me leave to tell ye,
This little pipkin fits this little jelly.
734. UPON THE ROSES IN JULIA'S BOSOM.
Thrice happy roses, so much grac'd to have
Within the bosom of my love your grave.
Die when ye will, your sepulchre is known,
Your grave her bosom is, the lawn the stone.
Within the bosom of my love your grave.
Die when ye will, your sepulchre is known,
Your grave her bosom is, the lawn the stone.
735. MAIDS' NAYS ARE NOTHING.
Maids' nays are nothing, they are shy
But to desire what they deny.
But to desire what they deny.
736. THE SMELL OF THE SACRIFICE.
The gods require the thighs
Of beeves for sacrifice;
Of beeves for sacrifice;
