Coward v. Br••gadochio.
A son of fear, whose blood is whey. A full bubble, a valiant vanity. That in high tearms can swear down fortresses, And spoil the enemy before he sees him. Whose spiri••'s onely active in his he••l. One that hath indented with the grave to bring all his limbs thither. A C••rpet knight. That date do nought but fear. Possessed with an ignomin••ous fear. That manhood only by their beard bewray. Alivel••sse damp beleaguers every joynt, as oft he swounds As ere he views his sword or thinks on wounds. That swings his sword about his head and cuts The empty aire, which h••sseth him in scorne.Ready to run away from himselfe, like the Satyr that ran away a•••• the noyse of the noyse of the horne which he himself blew.
Looks as if his eyes would run into his soul, and his soul out of his body upon the least sent of danger.
Cast••ng such unlikely dangers, as all the planets together could ••••arce conspire. Clinias. Damaetas. ••hersites.
A valiant voice, that is resolved to have his sword never curst by a∣ny widow.
H••s blcod not daring to be in so dangerous a place went out of his face, and hid it selfe more inwardly, and his very words as if affraid of blowes came slowly from him.
Affraid of his own sword he wears, and affrighted wi••h the clashing, of his own armour.
VVhose feet is his best defence, and his tongue his best weapon. A dish of skimm'd milke. Tost and butter. That fear the report of a cal••ver. VVorse than a st••uck foole, or hurt wild-duck. The fanning of his enemies plume would nod him in••o despaire. Cream-fac'd fellow, lilly-liverd, whey-face, linn••n che••kes, pigeon∣liverd.