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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.
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Passages before the Booke.
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Vpon English Prouerbs.
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[To worthy Persons.]

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Epig. 171. Of Iellaes Bruising-fall.

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Iella , why frown'st thou? say (sweet Biddies-nie)
Hast hurt thy Foote with treading (late) awry?
Thou fell'st withall, thou saist. Ah, that was it
That gaue the Bruize that made thy Browes to knit.
But some Thing (without doubt) Stood in thy Way,
That made thee fall to thy so great decay:
Thy crosse was strange, (through Fortunes crosse-cōmāding)
To catch thy hurt with Falling, and with Standing.
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