But there of that he was deny'd, Thus twixt his daughters, for relief And calling to remembrance then His youngest daughters words, That faid the duty of a child But doubting to repair to her, Whom he had banish'd fo, 125 ́130 Grew frantick mad; for in his mind 135 He bore the wounds of woe: Which made him rend his milk-white locks, Till hills and woods, and fenflefs things, Did feem to figh and groan. XIV. YOUTH AND AGE, is found in the little collection of Shakespeare's Sonnets, intitled the PASSIONATE PILGRIME *, the greatest part of which seem to relate to the amours of Venus and Adonis, being little effufions of fancy, probably written, while he was compofing his larger Poem on that subject. The following Seems intended for the mouth of Venus, weighing the comparative merits of youthful Adonis and aged Vulcan. In the "Garland of good will,„, it is reprinted, with the addition of IV. more fuch stanzas, but evidently written by a meaner pen. CRABBED Age and Youth Cannot live together; Youth is full of pleasance, Age like winter weather, Age like winter bare: Youth is nimble, Age is lame : Youth is hot and bold, Age is weak and cold; Youth is wild, and Age is tame. * See above, page 199. Age, THE FROLICKSOME DUKE, OR THE TINKER'S GOOD FORTUNE. The following ballad is upon the fame Subject, with the INDUCTION tho Shakespeare's TAMING OF THE SHREW: whether it may be thought to have suggested the hint to the Dramatic poet, or is not rather of later date, the reader must determine. The story is told of PHILIP the GOOD, Duke of Burgundy; and is thus related by an old English writer. "The Said Duke, at the marriage of Eleonora, fister to the "king of Portugall at Bruges in Flanders, which was so"lemnised in the deepe of winter, when as by reason of un"Seasonable weather he could neither hawke nor hunt, and " was now tired with cards, dice, &c. and Such other do"meftick Sports, or to fee ladies dance; with some of his "courtiers, he would in the evening walke disguised all about "the towne. It So fortuned as he was walking late one night, he found a countrey fellow dead drunke, Snor 1 *By Ludov. Vives in Epift & Pont. Heut. Rerum ` Burgund. lib. 4. "ting on a bulke; he caused his followers to bring him to “his palace, and there stripping him of his old clothes, and "attyring him after the court fashion, when he wakened, "he and they were all ready to attend upon his excellency, "and perfuade him that he was fome great Duke. The poor cc fellow admiring how he came there, was served in state "all day long after Supper he saw them dance, heard mu"ficke, and all the rest of those court-like pleasures: but "late at night, when he was well tipled, and again fast "afleepe, they put on his old robes, and fo conveyed him to "the place, where they first found him. Now the fellow "had not made them fo good Sport the day before, as he did Now when he returned to himfelfe: all the jest was to fee "how he looked upon it. In conclufion, after Some little "admiration, the poore man told his friends he had seen a CC vifion; conftantly beleeved it; would not otherwise be perfuaded, and fo the jeft ended. Burton's Anatomy of melancholy. Pt. 2. Sect. 2. Memb. 4, 2d. Ed. 1624. fol. 2 This ballad is given from a black letter in the Pepys Collection, which is intitled as above," To the tune of, Fond “bay. " N OW as fame does report, a young duke keeps a court, One that pleases his fancy with frolickfome sport: But amongst all the reft, here is one I proteft, Which will make you to fmile when you hear the true jest: A poor tinker he found, lying drunk on the ground, 5 As fecure in a fleep as if laid in a fwound. The duke faid to his men, William, Richard, and Ben, Take him home to my palace, we'll fport with him then. O'er a horfe he was laid, and with care foon convey'd To the palace, altho' he was poorly arrai'd: Then |