By which each gull is now a gallant deem'd;
Or of a journey he deliberates
To Paris-garden, Cock-pit, or the play;
Or how to steal a dog he meditates,
Or what he shall unto his mistress say.
Yet with these thoughts he thinks himself most fit
To be of counsel with a king for wit.
FOOTNOTES:
[564] Ended in 1598 by the peace of Vervins.
[565] The war between Austria and Turkey was brought to a close in 1606.