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 Worlde. |
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Of the Worlde.
This worlde is like a burninge fyrewherof if thou doe take
A lytle, it will warme thee well
and coldnes will aslake:
But if to muche thou gripe the force
therof thie selfe will burne,
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the lesse it serues thye turne.
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