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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]

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Epig. 91. Against subtill Philargus.


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Philargus is a subtill Disputant,
Passing well seene in Logicall conclusions,
But yet he is a Monstrous Miscreant,
And in the State, the seeker of confusions:
So fares it with each Knaue, if learn'd he bee,
The better learnd, the verier villaine hee.