When terms were drawn, and brought him by the clerk,
Lorenzo signed the bargain—with his mark.
Unlearned men of books assume the care,
As eunuchs are the guardians of the fair.
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The booby father craves a booby son,
And by Heaven’s blessing thinks himself undone.
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These subtle wights (so blind are mortal men,
Though satire couch them with her keenest pen)