And her nose, weather-wise;
From them the almanac lies,
Frost, Pond, and Rivers clean.
Never did incubus
Touch such a filthy sus
40As this foul gypsy quean.
The Author's Mock Song. In 1647 this runs on as a continuation of 'Mark Anthony'.
1 1677 putidissime 'nightingale', as in the preceding poem. 'Night-raven' 1647, 1651, 1653 is certainly right. Mr. Berdan's copy seems to have 'But as', which I rather like; but mine has 'When'.
2 howl] hole 1647.
16 1677 'when', not impossibly.