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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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[When thrifts in the Towne, then some are in the Field]

When thrifts in the Towne, then some are in the Field:
But London doth few such Citizens yeeld.