least that by chaunce thy garth breake.
Bodkin, knyfe, rubber, giue thy horse meate,
See he be shodde well, make merry, sing if thou can,
And take heede to thy needments, that thou loose none.
I think we may fairly put these down as being the worst verses extant in the English language; though this is saying a good deal.
143. 7. The saying doubtless represents a rude couplet in verse. The dative case wyfe (governed by of) was formerly spelt wyue, and rimed with thryue.
144. Salomon, Solomon. But where to find, in his writings, this remarkable sentence, I do not know.
