Provisions, provender, and wares and fruits,

Remain unsold, and home to spoil are brought,

Since rarely far from thence such things are sought.

But when thy wife's a mare, she'll faster go:

Strong, active, ev'ry way her worth she'll show,

And home will come without expense in meat:

No soup nor bread, but solely herbs she'll eat:

SAID Peter, parson, clearly you are wise;

From learning, what advantages arise!

Is this pray sold?—If I'd much money got,