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Philipot, Thomas

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FAB. XLIV. The Crane and Peacock.

The gay plumd Peacock wth a nice disdaine,
Scornd the cheap clothing of ye humbler Crane,
But she replyd, my wings can reach ye skye,
Thy duller beautys do but please the eye.

Morall

Scorn not the courser sort whose mind may be
Richer then thou, with all thy pedigree.