Vulgar words in The Lucasta Poems (Page 1)
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The laudable use of forks, Brought into custom here, as they are in Italy, To the sparing of napkins--" Jonson's THE DEVIL IS AN ASS, act.
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Now wee make love, as all on fire, Ring retrograde our lowd desire, And court in English backward too.
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Both broken faith and th' cause of it, All-damning gold, was damn'd to th' pit; Their troth seal'd with a clasp and kisse, Lasted until that extreem day, In which they smil'd their souls away, And in each other breath'd new blisse.
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Sir, your sad absence I complain, as earth Her long-hid spring, that gave her verdures birth, Who now her cheerful aromatick head Shrinks in her cold and dismal widow'd bed; Whilst the false sun her lover doth him move Below, and to th' antipodes make love.
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who, eagle-ey'd of eagle kind, Wert blindly damn'd to look thine own self blind!
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The day is curl'd about agen To view the splendor she was in; When first with hallow'd hands The holy man knit the mysterious bands When you two your contracted souls did move Like cherubims above, And did make love, As your un-understanding issue now, In a glad sigh, a smile, a tear, a vow.
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Libel your father, and your dam buffoon, The noblest matrons of the isle lampoon, Whilst Aretine and 's bodies you dispute, And in your sheets your sister prostitute.
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<95.9> "And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith."
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Sylo, pray pay me my ten sesterces, Then rant and roar as much as you shall please; Or if that mony takes [you,]<107.1> pray, give ore To be a pimp, or else to rant and roar.