Recreation for ingenious head-peeces, or, A pleasant grove for their wits to walk in of epigrams 700, epitaphs 200, fancies a number, fantasticks abundance : with their addition, multiplication, and division.

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Title: Recreation for ingenious head-peeces, or, A pleasant grove for their wits to walk in of epigrams 700, epitaphs 200, fancies a number, fantasticks abundance : with their addition, multiplication, and division.
Author: Mennes, John, Sir, 1599-1671.
Publication: London :: Printed by M. Simmons ...,; 1654.
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Subject terms: English wit and humor.; Epigrams.; Epitaphs.
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If all the world were Paper,
And all the Sea were Inke;
If all the Trees were bread and cheese,
How should we doe for drinke?

If all the World were sand'o,
Oh then what should we lack'o;
If as they say there were no clay,
How should we take Tobacco?

If all our vessels ran'a,
If none but had a crack'a;
If Spanish Apes eat all the Grapes,
How should we doe for Sack'a?

If Fryers had no bald pate••▪
Nor Nuns had no dark Cloysters,

If all the Seas were 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and Pease, How should we doe for Oysters?

If there had been no projects,
Nor none that did great wrongs;
If Fidlers shall turne Players all,
How should we doe for songs?

If all things were eternall,
And nothing their end bringing;
If this should be, then how should we,
Here make an end of singing?