"Вредные советы" XVI века

As soone as ere thou spi'st some dishes on the table stand,

Be sure that thou, before the rest, thrust in thy gredie hand.

Snatch that you like, I told you so before, you know it well,

It is but labour lost that I againe the same should tell.

That which I once have told to you you never should refuse,

But in each place and companie you boldly must it use.

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When thou art set, devoure as much as thou with health canst eate;

Thou therefore wert to dinner bid to helpe away his meate.

Thrust in as much into thy throate as thou canst snatch or catch,

And with the gobbets which thou eatst thy jaws and belly stretch.

If with thy meate thou burne thy mouth, then cloake it craftely,

That others may, as well as thou, partake that miserie.

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And then beginne afreshe great store of strongest wine to take,

And drinke it off, therewith thy selfe more pleasant for to make.

Then break the pots and windows all, this cannot much offend,

For this next day the glazier shall have something for to mend.

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Upon the benches and the tables boldly thou maiest go;

Nay, which is more, I give thee leave all these to overthrow.

In briefe, with formes throwne up and downe thou oughtst the harth to breake,

Before one word of thy departure thou beginst to speake.

(Из книги The Schoole of Slovenrie: or, Cato turnd wrong side outward. Translated out of Latine into English verse, to the use of all English Christendome, except Court and Cittie. By R. F. gent. <Dedekind Friedrich, d. 1598.> Printed by Valentine Simmes dwelling on Adling hill at the signe of the white Swanne, 1605.)