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Against Plutus his being penny-wise and pound foolish.

Epi. 51.

Plutus doth giue him that his horses breaks
Full fifty pounds a yeare: But to him giues
That breaks his Sonnes but fiue, with fifty Gleeks:
Thus his Sons breaker breaketh while he grieues:
So, Plutus Beast's well broken: but his Child
Will (like a Beast vnbroken) still be wilde.