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Tixall Poetry.

L.

To the Tune of

"Robin Good Fellow.

By Matt Arundel.


Some say, drinking does disguise men,
And there witts turnes out of doores;
Fooles they are; I'le sweare, not wise men,
And they lye like———
  For the man that's in drink,
  Speaks as he does think;
  Hee's not disguised, but frank and free,
  'Tis he's only soe, that's a cup to loe,
   For he's disguised with modesty.

Others doe cry, what a beast he makes
Of himselfe, to drink till he cannot goe;
Fooles they are, 'tis there mistakes,
Whoever sees a beast doe soe.