Il Sir giura sul "poenis" suo

Voices of Earlier English: Sir John Davies Swears By Cock Posted: 02 Sep 2018 11:34 PM PDT A Lover Speaks By Cock Sir John Davies (b. 1569) Faith, wench, I cannot court thy sprightly eyes, With the base Viall placed betweene my Thighes I cannot lispe, nor to some Fiddle sing, Nor run uppon a high strecht Minikin. I cannot whine in puling Elegies, Intombing Cupid with sad obsequies. I am not fashioned for these amorous times, To court thy beutie with lascivious rimes. I cannot dally, caper, daunce and sing, Oyling my saint with supple sonneting. I cannot crosse my armes, or sigh ay me, Ay me Forlorne: egregious Fopperie. I cannot busse thy fist, play with thy hayre, Swearing by Jove, Thou art most debonaire.  Not I by Cock, but shall I tel thee roundly, Harke in thine eare, zounds I can fuck thee soundly. 2 base viall] Bass viol; bass vial; base vile 4 Minikin] treble string of a viol; sweetheart 10 Oyling] flattering 11 Crosse my arms] stereotyped pose of whiny-ass lovers 13 buss] to oh-so-politely kiss 15 by Cock] common minced form of "by God." But the vulgar sense of "penis" existed then as well.