A PEPYSIAN GARLAND - online book

Share page


	JOHN JARRET
	8 You haue a Bastard at Brainford to nurse, That weekly dost cost you two shillings thats worse: These things, sweet Iohn Iarret, will empty your purse.¹Besides, if you still perseuer this course, / tel you, &c. 9 You into ill company daily doe rome, Whilst I and your children sit sighing at home, With brown bread and small drink I sit like a mome And sometimes at midnight you drunke in do come.¹/ tell you, &c. 10 This is a hard world, and euery thing's deare, Sweet gentle Iohn Iarret, my counsell pray heare Before all be wasted, I pray haue a care. For if you doe hold this course one other yeere,² / tell you? Iohn I arret, you I breake, I tell you, Iohn larret, you I breake.

	11 YOu see how the Farmers doe hoord vp their graine, No eare will they lend to the poore mens complaine, Although we should starue, these Curmuginswillgaine.¹They neuer thinke on vs, nor pitty our paine, I feare me, Iohn I arret, you^yl breake, I feare me, Iohn Iarret, you I breake. 12 This is no world to borrow nor lend Nor (if you consider it) vainely to spend: Receiue this my counsell (good Iohn) as a friend, For if you pursue this vaine course to the end, / tell you, &c. ¹ No period in the text. ² Text has a period. 339 Y2