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 the auaritious miser. |
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Of the auaritious miser.
The auaritious miser robbeshimselfe of all his stay:
Because his auarice chieflly tendes
to take his fame away.
And when as fame doth little fayle
or once doth seme to fall:
Both rest and riches, and renowne
are ouerwhelmed all.
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