Joseph Hall (1574 - 1656 / England)
Poems of Joseph Hall
| 1. | On Simony | 4/21/2010 |
| 2. | The Domestic Tudor's Position | 4/21/2010 |
| 3. | The Impecunious Fop | 4/21/2010 |
| 4. | The Kings Prophecie | 1/1/2004 |
| 5. | Virgidemarium (excerpt) | 1/1/2004 |
The Impecunious Fop
See'st thou how gaily my young master goes,
Vaunting himself upon his rising toes;
And pranks his hand upon his dagger's side;
And picks his glutted teeth since late noon-tide?
'Tis Ruffio: Trow'st thou where he dined to-day?
In sooth I saw him sit with Duke Humphrey.
Many good welcomes, and much gratis cheer,
Keeps he for every straggling cavalier;
An open house, haunted with great resort;
