1846 and then we will them shew. Well may that be a proverb of a shrew. 1847 Thou say’st, that oxen, asses, horses, hounds, They be assayed at diversë stounds, 1848 Basons and lavers, ere that men them buy, Spoonës, stoolës, and all such husbandry, And so be pots, and clothës, and array, 1849 But folk of wivës makë none assay, Till they be wedded⁠—oldë dotard shrew!⁠— And then, say’st thou, we will our vices shew. Thou say’st also, that it displeaseth me, But if 1850 that thou wilt praisë my beauty, And but 1851 thou pore alway upon my face, And call me fairë dame in every place; And but 1852

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