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That we should benifite our frendes.
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That we should benifite our frendes.
The crafty thefe from battered chest,doth filch thy coine awaie:
The debter nor the interest,
nor principall will pay.
The fearefull flame destroies the goods,
and letteth nought remaine:
The barren ground for seede receud,
restoreth naught againe.
The subtile harlot naked strips,
her louer to the skin:
If thou commit thy self to seas,
great daunger art thou in.
Not that thou geuest to thy frend,
can fortune take away:
That onely that thou giust thy frend,
thou shalt posses for ay.
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