...lines that have come down to us.8 It is supposed that in even later times Shakespeare remembered the 1 "A parliament member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scarecrow, at London an asse," &c. kill-joy of his deer-stealing prank, and has given us his portrait in the " Merry Wives of Windsor,"...

...that have come down to us.3 It is supposed that in even later times Shakespeare remembered the 1 " A parliament member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scarecrow, at London an asse," &c. kill-joy of his deer-stealing prank, and has given us his portrait in the " Merry Wives of Windsor,"...

...following lines: «,A parliament-member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scare-crow, at London an asae, If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke miscalle it, Then Lucy is lowsie, whatever befall it.» g new theatre*), called the Globe, which burnt down in 1613. Stratford remained his real home, where...

...there were, this formed anj- part of il : " A parliamente member, a justice of peace, At home a poore scare-crow, at London an asse ; If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke miscalle it, oen Lucy is lowsie, whatever befalle it : He tbinkes himselfe grcato. Yet an asse in his stale We allowe...

...whether it is his production at all. It is, however, sufficiently curious to deserve quotation : — " A parliament member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scarecrow, at London an ass ; If lousy is Lucy, as some volk miscall it, Then Lucy is lousy, whatever befall it. He thinks...

...was affixed to the park gate at Charlecot. The following is the only stanza extant of this lampoon : "A parliament member, a justice of peace, At home...at London an asse, If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke miscall it, Then Lucy is lowsie, whatever befall it. He thinks himself great ; Yet an asse in his state,...

...preserved as a part of this satire : "A Parliament member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scarecrowe, at London an asse ; If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke...is lowsie, whatever befall it : He thinks himself great, Yet an asse in his state We allow by his ears but with asses to mate. If Lucy is lowsie, as...

...preserved as a part of this satire : "A Parliament member, a justice of peace. At home a poor scarecrowe, at London an asse ; If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke...is lowsie, whatever befall it : He thinks himself great, Yet an asse in his state We allow by his ears but with asses to mate. If Lucy is lowsie, as...

...this early transgression of the iioet: * The following is the only stanza extant of this lampoon: — "A parliament member, a justice of peace. At home a poor scarecrow, at London an asse, If lowsio is Lucy, as some volke misealle it, Then Lucy is lowsie, whatever befall it. He thinks himself...

...decided. It is not very decent, but we must remember the times in which it was written. It began : " A parliament member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scare-crow, at London an asse : " and makes unpleasant puns on Sir Thomas's name. Other lines are : " He's a haughty, proud, insolent...