Epitaphes, Epigrams, Songs and Sonets with a Discourse of the Friendly affections of Tymetes to Pyndara his Ladie. Newly corrected with additions, and set out by George Turbervile |
To Browne of light beliefe.
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To Browne of light beliefe.
Beware my Browne of light beliefe,trust not before you trie:
For vnder cloke of great good will
doth fained friendship lie.
As wylie Adder lurcks in leaues
and greenest grasse of all,
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no daunger would befall.
So is the plaine vnplayted man
by subtile dealing guilde
And soonest snarde by subtile shifts
of him that smoothly smilde.
Wee neuer see the frowning Friend
that frets to outwarde showe,
Beguile or seeke to false his Friend,
as doth the fleering Foe:
The Mastife Dog is voyded well
that barcks or ere he bite:
But (oh) the Cur is cruell that
doth neuer barck a whit.
Deale thou as Courtyers daylie doe,
in wordes be franck and free,
Speake fayre and make the weather cleere
to him that gybes with thee.
For so thou shalt assured stande
from hurt to be as farre,
As from the grounde of true good will
those glosing marchaunts are.
A wisedome to beware of Woulfes,
and Foxes guilefull guise:
For tone is craftie by his kinde,
the other passing wise.
So that it is a matter harde
their double drifts to flee:
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if thou be rulde by mee.
(quoth) G. T.
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