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 selfeloue. |
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Of selfeloue.
Selfeloue an ougly vyce, defamesthe hygh and lofty state:
And blyndeth many by the toyes
conceaued of flattring fate.
For many fooles by glosing guyle
vpholding fancies wyll:
Be farre deceaued, and themselues
wyth swelling pride doe fyll.
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