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To a couetous old Carle.
Although thy horie siluer heares,as white as Lillies showe:
Although thou Pylius passe in yeares,
that liued long ago:
Although yr teeth (whiche thou hast bought)
nor crust can eate nor crumme:
Although vnto the brinke thou art
of Stygian boate now come:
Yet naytheles whole Coffers cramd
with coine, thou still dost craue:
And bags byg bolne with mony muche
thou still desirst to haue.
O dotyng sire, these heapes of coine
requires not Charon fell:
One silly pennie for his fare
contenteth Charon well.
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