1622 - Taylor, John - Sir Gregory Nonsense

From International Robin Hood Bibliography
Allusion
Date c. 1622
Author Taylor, John
Title Sir Gregory Nonsence
Mentions Jest [Gest?]; Dodonæus' Herbal; Pinder of Wakefield; Aurora; Nimrod

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2013-07-15. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2022-05-15.

Allusion

With that the smug-fac'd Pluto shook his vestment,
Deep ruminating what the weighty Jest meant,
Calling to mind old Dodonæus Herbal,
With Taciturnity and Actions verbal,
Quoth he, I care not for Friend or Kinsman,
Nor do I value honesty two pins man:
But 'tis a Maxim Mortals cannot hinder,
The doughty deeds of Wakefields huff-cap Pindar,
Are not so pleasant as the fair Aurora,
When Nimrod rudely played on his Bandora.[1]

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