Potential Titles: Mundus Foppensis [1691]

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Beyond the Skill of Doctor Dee - "Mundus Foppensis" [PG lists 'Dubious author: John Evelyn"]

Tormented him before his hour - "Mundus Foppensis" [PG lists 'Dubious author: John Evelyn"]

And Terms of Art are still where Trade is - "Mundus Foppensis" [PG lists 'Dubious author: John Evelyn"]

And Weavers talk in unknown Phrases - "Mundus Foppensis" [PG lists 'Dubious author: John Evelyn"]

Gold Filings in an Amber Box - "Mundus Foppensis" [PG lists 'Dubious author: John Evelyn"]

When Men are come to mend their Faces - "Mundus Foppensis" [PG lists 'Dubious author: John Evelyn"]

A Story for your Cakes and Ale - "Mundus Foppensis" [PG lists 'Dubious author: John Evelyn"]

Bespeaks the Reason ill design'd - "Mundus Foppensis" [PG lists 'Dubious author: John Evelyn"]

Nothing will these Apostates please - "Mundus Foppensis" [PG lists 'Dubious author: John Evelyn"]

Stopping there their Pride - "Mundus Foppensis" [PG lists 'Dubious author: John Evelyn"]

And Payment punctual to their Word - "Mundus Foppensis" [PG lists 'Dubious author: John Evelyn"]

Proportion these things to my Wishes - "Mundus Foppensis" [PG lists 'Dubious author: John Evelyn"]

While Misers hoard up all their store - "Mundus Foppensis" [PG lists 'Dubious author: John Evelyn"]


Mundus Foppensis at Project Gutenberg.

Note: This is a 17th century poem that has major threads of homophobia and gender binary expectations as part of political attacks/satire. It's not out of keeping with other similar poems from the time, but...


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