A choice of emblemes, and other devises For the moste part gathered out of sundrie writers, Englished and Moralized. And divers newly devised, by Geffrey Whitney. A worke adorned with varietie of matter, both pleasant and profitable: Wherein those that please, maye finde to fit their fancies: Bicause herein, by the office of the eie, and the eare, the minde maye reape dooble delighte throughe holsome preceptes, shadowed with pleasant deuises: both fit for the vertuous, to their incoraging: and for the wicked, for their admonishing and amendment |
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Uerbum emissum non est reuocabile.
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Uerbum emissum non est reuocabile.
Who lookes, maye leape: and saue his shinnes from knockes.
Who tries, maye truste: els flattringe frendes shall finde.
He saues the steede, that keepes him vnder lockes.
Who speakes with heede, maye bouldlie speake his minde.
But hee, whose tonge before his witte, doth runne,
Ofte speakes to soone, and greeues when he hathe done.
Who tries, maye truste: els flattringe frendes shall finde.
He saues the steede, that keepes him vnder lockes.
Who speakes with heede, maye bouldlie speake his minde.
But hee, whose tonge before his witte, doth runne,
Ofte speakes to soone, and greeues when he hathe done.
A worde once spoke, it can retourne no more,
But flies awaie, and ofte thy bale doth breede:
A wife man then, settes hatche before the dore,
And while he maye, doth square his speeche with heede.
The birde in hande, wee maye at will restraine,
But beinge flowen, wee call her backe in vaine.
But flies awaie, and ofte thy bale doth breede:
A wife man then, settes hatche before the dore,
And while he maye, doth square his speeche with heede.
The birde in hande, wee maye at will restraine,
But beinge flowen, wee call her backe in vaine.
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