Versos English Wynkyn de Worde Thou sayst droppyng houses, and eke smoke

English poem

Thou sayst droppyng houses, and eke smoke

by (1500–1535)

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"Thou sayst droppyng houses, and eke smoke, And chidyng wyves maken men to flee Out of her owne houses. Ah, benedicite! What ayleth suche an olde man for to chide?"