The Closet of Counsells conteining The aduice of diuers wyse Philosophers, touchinge sundry morall matters, in Poesies, Preceptes, Prouerbes, and Parrables, translated, and collected out of diuers aucthors, into Englishe Verse: by Edmond Eluiden. Wherunto is anexed a pithy and pleasant discription of the abuses: and vanities of the vvorlde |
Of deceits. |
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Of deceits.
As they that fishe with poysned baytesno profite can attayne:
Because they do corrupt the fishe
with such impoysned bayne.
So likewyse they that vse deceits
to purchase their desire:
Through their deceits infect thē selues
and that which they require.
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