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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TO THE MOST Noble Theophilvs Lord WALDEN.
Great Lord, whome Fortune doth with Time conspire(In likelihood) to make to re-assume
The Sate whereto thy Grand-Sires did aspire,
Whose Fames remaine in sweet-eternall Fume:
To make thy GREATNES by thy Goodnes more;
And to oblige my Heart to honour both:
Accept this Scumme of Wit, that flyes before
The breath of Laughter, lighter then this Froth:
Whose Order is confused most to be;
To meete with Order when it's most confus'd;
Which ierkes my selfe; for, so it's oft in me;
And lights, where ere it Order sees abus'd:
Then, if so light a Guift thou take in gree,
It shewes the more the waight of Worth in Thee.
Your Lo: truly, as humbly deuoted, I. D.
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