One and Thyrtye Epigrammes wherein are briefly touched so many Abuses, that maye and ought to be put away. Compiled and Imprinted by Robert Crowley |
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Of Uayne wryters, vaine talkers and vaine hearers. |
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Of Uayne wryters, vaine talkers and vaine hearers.
and lacked my reste
At suche time as Titan
drewe faste to the Easte
Thys sayinge of Christe
came into my minde
Whyche certayne and true
all maner menne shall fynde
Of euerye idle worde
ye shall geue a rekeninge
Be it spoken by mouthe
or put in wrytynge
O Lorde (thought I then)
what case be thy in
That talke and write vaynely
and thinke it no sinne?
Than slombred I a little
and thoughte that I sawe
Thre sortes of vayne menne
condempned by gods lawe
The one was a wryter
of thynges nought and vayne
And an other a talker
and thys was theyr payne.
of hys heade opened
Whose braynes wyth a stycke
the talker styrred
And he wyth boeth handes
drewe the talkers tonge
so that wythout hys mouthe
it was an handefull longe
The thirde was an herkener
of fables and lyes
Whose eares were almost
drawen vp to his eyes
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