The Scourge of Folly Consisting of satyricall Epigrams, And others in honour of many noble Persons and worthy friends, together, with a pleasant (though discordant) Descant upon most English Proverbs and others [by John Davies] |
To my deere Scholler Master Iohn Hales.
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To my deere Scholler Master Iohn Hales.
Thine Eye is in mine Eye, and all the whileI write, it followes mee to Tax my stile
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A friend, what euer more (if more might be)
But, were it in my powr to make thee mount,
As in my Pens to cast thy iust account:
Thou shouldst be what thou wouldst, or oughtst at least,
That's equall to a Lord: Ile owe the rest:
For should I say't, some greater men would grutch,
(Being lesse of worth) as though I wrongd them much:
But this (in mine experience) say I can,
A nobler nature neede not be in Man.
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