Esther M. Zimmer Lederberg
Alexander Craig of Rose-Craig 1604-1631
To His Cvsning Friend
Athenian Chares promis'd much to many,
Most prodigall of smooth persuading words:
And yet perform'd no thing at all to any,
Such are the frutes salse eloquence affords:
Like Larus leane of flesh he had no store,
But multitude of fethers fair, no more.
Since Chares thus concludes to play the knaue,
And still persists proud, impius, salse, profane:
Shall he begyle, and gull me like laue,
Yes, faith, once more to exercise his vane:
Yet since experience Chares makes me wife,
I shrew my heart, and thou begyle me thrife.
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