When Cineas comes amongst his friends in morning,
He slyly spies[58] who first his cap doth moue;
Him he salutes, the rest so grimly scorning,
As if for euer they had lost his loue.
I seeing[59] how it doth the humour fit
Of this fond[60] gull to be saluted first,
Catch at my cap, but moue it not a whit:
Which to[61] perceiuing, he seemes for spite to burst:
But Cineas, why expect you more of me,
Then I of you? I am as good a man,
And better too by many a quality,
For vault, and dance, and fence and rime I can:
You keep a whore at your own charge, men tell me,
Indeed friend (Cineas) therein you excell me.
[Footnote 58: MS. "notes." D. [first edition and Isham "lookes": others
as _above_. G.]]
[Footnote 59: In first edition and Isham "Knowing" and MS. G.]
[Footnote 60: Foolish. G.]
[Footnote 61: Dyce's text is 'he': but 'to' is often in Davies' time
printed for 'too.' Isham 'Which perceiuing.' G.]