Emblem 48

When Royall Fergus Line did rule this Realm

My Father had the Third place at the Helme

Out of the Privie Kitchin came his Meat

Of sixteen Dishes hee might dayly Eat

All things that were in season out were sought 5

Amongst the rest they Welfleet Oysters Brought

Which being set ready till my Father Comes

A Mous leaps on the Table for the Crumbs

Then Skipping up and down her Tayl did Glide

By chance betwixt the Shels, T'was then full Tide 10

The Oyster Feeling one within her Hous

Clapt close her doors, and thus shee Catch'd the Mous

Oh that I now could speak the Mecian Tongues

Or Frogian Language but I want such Lungs

As hee that writ the dismale bloody Fights 15

Betwixt the Frogian and the Mecian Knights

Surely noe Weomen and I think few Men

Can dance soe well as hee with feet and Pen

But hee those Tongu's as I have heard did seek

Before hee Learnd the Latin or the Greek 20

But now the Captive Mous her dubious Fate

In my own Mother Tongue I must relate

As her imprisonment came by a Flow

Soe the next happy Tide did let her goe

O wonderfull who would have ever thought 25

That from the Deliane Twins help should bee brought

Then let us learn while Flesh doth here immure

Our Sinfull Souls, not think our Selves Secure

As this dul Fish was Torn up from A Rock

This Spritely Mous in Prison thus to Lock 30

Soe from a vulgar one may rise to Raign

That many a Noble Spirit may restrain

This is too true, Yet let them patient bee

For Tide, or Time, or Death, will set them free.

Then trust in God, Extoll him Day, and Night: 35

For Sun, and Moon, and Stars, shall for thee Fight.