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The Scourge of Folly

Consisting of satyricall Epigrams, And others in honour of many noble Persons and worthy friends, together, with a pleasant (though discordant) Descant upon most English Proverbs and others [by John Davies]

Davies, John (1565?-1618)

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TO THE MOST Noble Theophilvs Lord WALDEN.

Passages before the Booke.

To the Printer.

Of the Printer.

Of Alchymists and Satyrists.

To the World.

To the Reader.

To the censorious precise.

Of Iesting and Iibing.

Vpon the making of one friends face on the Bord where anothers was made; the first being put out with coulor, for the second thereon to bee painted.

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Vpon English Prouerbs.

[To worthy Persons.]

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Epig. 81. Against Iustice Clophinus his erronious position.

Ivstice Clophinus holds (vvhat vvise men hate)
That simple men best sute a Citties state:
If one, more then himselfe, do Wit reueale,
Hee's no fit member for his common-vveale,
Plaine simple men (saith he) to wit, plaine sooles)
Should gouerne simple men by Reasons rules:
If this may be, the reason would I know,
How fooles, that reason want, should reason show.