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(23) Losse of hurtfull thinges is gayne.
Producinge earth inrich'd, makes rich againe
the toylinge laborer hopinge fruitfull gayne;
but yf neglect, it vnmanurde growe,
corruptinge weedes and harmefull plants do flowe.
with wrootinge groyne, with feirce and warlike bore,
turnes vp and betters that bad lande before,
destroyeng those vnprofitable springes,
to frutefull land which such annoyance bringes,
which is not losse, but bettringe to the feilde,
more holsome frute then redie for to yeilde.
wherfore from thee, yf taken bee the thinge
which needlesse is, and doth not profitt bringe,
nor losse nor greife, let that be vnto thee,
for weedes pluck'd vp, hurt not the ground, wee see.
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