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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. 102. Against pure Glaucus his impurity.

Glaucus his Braine growes ouer-great with yong,
Viprous Conceits therein a breeding bee;
His Pia-mater cannot brooke their Thronge,
Which through It gnavve a vvay, and out they flee

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(Like Plagues out of Pandoras Box) to wayte
Their spoyle that thwart them, or them entertaine:
Yet, is he held a man of rare Conceit:
Rare; for, it is most impious, vile, and vaine:
Yet is he pure: and lookes diuinely graue;
So, hee's a graue, egregious, most pure Knaue.