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] |
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Epig. 213. To my much honored worthy friend Sir Oliuer Cheyny Knight.
Royall, as honor'd Knight: here Loue presumesTo meate thy Worth by leuell, and by Line:
Yet aymes to doe thee honor, and assumes
To grace thee: if it faile of that designe
Loue, as at hate it selfe, shall still repine:
For thou deseru'st such Measure as I may
Misse in my Numbers rightly to define:
With which acknowledgement my Pen shall stay:
Sith so it doth thy Worth, at large, display.
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