Wits recreations. Selected from the finest fancies of moderne muses

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Title: Wits recreations. Selected from the finest fancies of moderne muses
Publication: London :: Printed by R[ichard] H[odgkinson and Thomas Paine] for Humphry Blunden at the Castle in Corn-hill,; 1640.
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Subject terms: English wit and humor -- Early works to 1800.; Epigrams, English -- Early works to 1800.; Epitaphs -- England -- Early works to 1800.; Proverbs, English -- Early works to 1800.
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37. On a Chandler.
How might his dayes end that made weekes? or hee
That could make light, here laid in darkenes bee?
Yet since his weekes were spent how could he chose
But be depriu'd of light & his trade lose▪
Yet dead the Chandler is, and sleep's in peace,
No wonder! long since melted was his greace:
It seemes that he did evill, for daylight
He hated, and did rather wish the night,
Yet came his workes to light, & were like gold
Prou'd in the fire, but could not tryall hold.
His candle had an end, and death's black night
Is an extinguisher of all his light.