Classic Poem

Against Pattulus the common-drunkard.

E PIG . 243.

Why how now, Pattulus, drunke eu'ry day?
Preyes sacke on you? or els is sacke your prey?
Were you left by your cousine so much good,
With sacke to sacke, and spoile your house and blood?
Then preethee tell me what meant he to giue
An almeshouse to the poore, whereby they liue?
I guesse the cause, it was to pray for thee,
Least sacke should sacke thee, and so victor bee:
 Or do (nay now I guesse right as a dye)
 Least like George Duke of Clarence thou shouldst dye.