The Closet of Counsells conteining The aduice of diuers wyse Philosophers, touchinge sundry morall matters, in Poesies, Preceptes, Prouerbes, and Parrables, translated, and collected out of diuers aucthors, into Englishe Verse: by Edmond Eluiden. Wherunto is anexed a pithy and pleasant discription of the abuses: and vanities of the vvorlde |
Of a fooles honore. |
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Of a fooles honore.
Lyke as the snowe in summer isor rayne, in haruest prime
A fruictles thynge and moste vnfytt
for suche a pleasaunt tyme:
So lykewyse honore for vnwise
or woorshypp for a foole,
Dothe forme an instrument vnapt
a fonde and fruictles toole.
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