Emblemes and Epigrames Psal: Quum defecerit virtus mea, ne derelinquas me, Domine. [A.D. 1600, by Francis Thynne ... ]: Edited by F. J. Furnivall |
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(62) Prodigalitie.
The craftie ffox, with longe and bushye tayle,
doth allwaies clense and sweepe the durtie soyle,
wherat the mockinge Ape begann to Rayle,
for that his heavie tayle was clogging toyle
and in his chase did put him oft to foyle,
when he was quick, and nimblie, clym'd ech tree,
as being taylesse, lighter for to bee.
doth allwaies clense and sweepe the durtie soyle,
wherat the mockinge Ape begann to Rayle,
for that his heavie tayle was clogging toyle
and in his chase did put him oft to foyle,
when he was quick, and nimblie, clym'd ech tree,
as being taylesse, lighter for to bee.
But scoffers must rescoffed be againe;
for subtile fox, with answer soone replied,
and rightlie said it was noe heavie payne
to beare those thinges which nature did provide,
our open shame, and fowle mishapes, to hyde;
for better was, to cover secretlie
the hinder partes, then shewe them lothsomlie.
for subtile fox, with answer soone replied,
and rightlie said it was noe heavie payne
to beare those thinges which nature did provide,
our open shame, and fowle mishapes, to hyde;
for better was, to cover secretlie
the hinder partes, then shewe them lothsomlie.
Thus did the foxe the truer cause defende,
since much better are superfluities
which vs adorne, and profitt doe pretende,
then want of thinges to hide deformities.
So prodigall men, with their extremities,
ffarr better are in spending lavishlie,
then he that wants to serve necessitie.
And witlesse vnthriftes, which
superfluouslie do spende,
Doe much more good then such
as hordinge do attende.
since much better are superfluities
which vs adorne, and profitt doe pretende,
then want of thinges to hide deformities.
So prodigall men, with their extremities,
ffarr better are in spending lavishlie,
then he that wants to serve necessitie.
And witlesse vnthriftes, which
superfluouslie do spende,
Doe much more good then such
as hordinge do attende.
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