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To the Envyous.
Envy doth creepe, where as it dare not goe,And sees each thing, (lyke th'Eye) it selfe it sees not:
It feedes on Foode most delicate; for loe,
It catēs the owners Heart, from thence it flies not:
It brings the wretched Master to decay,
And ÆTNA-like consumes in Fire away.
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