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 the prodygall & niggarde. |
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Of the prodygall & niggarde.
The great consumption of the manwhyche spendes his goods in vayne,
Doth heape him sorow, shame, & neede
and muche deserued payne,
And hee that niggardlye dothe spare
his goods to ruste and rotte,
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hee hath retaynde and gotte.
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