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'''Looke to it; for Ile stabbe ye''' is a poem by Samuel Rowlands. | [[File:Looke to it FOR Ile Stabbe ye.jpg|350px|thumb|Front cover of ''Looke to it; FOR, Ile Stabbe ye'' by Samuel Rowlands (1604).]]'''Looke to it; for Ile stabbe ye''' is a poem by [[Samuel Rowlands (nonfiction)|Samuel Rowlands]], in which Death describes the tyrants, careless divines and other evil-doers whom he will destroy. | ||
Date: 1604. | |||
== Excerpt == | == Excerpt == | ||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
THere is a Humour vs'd of late,<br /> | |||
By eue'ry Rascall swagg'ring mate, | By eue'ry Rascall swagg'ring mate,<br /> | ||
To giue the Stabbe: Ile Stabbe (sayes hee) | To giue the Stabbe: Ile Stabbe (sayes hee)<br /> | ||
Him that dares take the wall of me. | Him that dares take the wall of me.<br /> | ||
If you to pledge a health denie, | If you to pledge a health denie,<br /> | ||
Out comes his Poniard; there you lie. | Out comes his Poniard; there you lie.<br /> | ||
If his Tabacco you dispraise, | If his Tabacco you dispraise,<br /> | ||
He sweares, a Stabbe shal end your daies. | He sweares, a Stabbe shal end your daies.<br /> | ||
If you demaund the Debt he owes, | If you demaund the Debt he owes,<br /> | ||
Into your guts his Dagger goes. | Into your guts his Dagger goes.<br /> | ||
Death seeing this, doth take his Dart, | Death seeing this, doth take his Dart,<br /> | ||
and he performes the Stabbing part. | and he performes the Stabbing part.<br /> | ||
he spareth none, be who it will: | he spareth none, be who it will:<br /> | ||
his lisence is the World to kill | his lisence is the World to kill | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
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* [[Poem (nonfiction)]] | * [[Poem (nonfiction)]] | ||
* [[Samuel Rowlands (nonfiction)]] | |||
External links: | External links: | ||
Latest revision as of 12:09, 12 November 2016
Looke to it; for Ile stabbe ye is a poem by Samuel Rowlands, in which Death describes the tyrants, careless divines and other evil-doers whom he will destroy.
Date: 1604.
Excerpt
THere is a Humour vs'd of late,
By eue'ry Rascall swagg'ring mate,
To giue the Stabbe: Ile Stabbe (sayes hee)
Him that dares take the wall of me.
If you to pledge a health denie,
Out comes his Poniard; there you lie.
If his Tabacco you dispraise,
He sweares, a Stabbe shal end your daies.
If you demaund the Debt he owes,
Into your guts his Dagger goes.
Death seeing this, doth take his Dart,
and he performes the Stabbing part.
he spareth none, be who it will:
his lisence is the World to kill
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External links:
- Looke to it; for Ile stabbe ye @ umich.edu
- Samuel Rowlands @ Wikipedia