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32 Woe to the wight whose hated home no more The hallowd temple of Content may be! While now his days abroad with groomes he wore, His mistresse with her liefest companie, A rude unletterd herd! with dearest glee, Enjoys each whisper of her neighbours shame; And still anon the flask of ratafie Improves their tales, till certes not a name Escapes their blasting tongue, or goody, wench, or dame.

One evening tide as with her crones she sate, Making sweete solace of some scandall new, A boistrous noise came thondring at the gate, And soon a sturdie boy approachd in view; With gold far glitteraund were his vestments blue And pye-shapd hat, and of the silver sheen An huge broad buckle glaunst in either shoe, And round his necke an India kerchiefe clean, And in his hand a switch: a jolly wight I ween.