Minerva Britanna Or A Garden of Heroical Deuises, furnished, and adorned with Emblemes and Impresa's of sundry natures, Newly devised, moralized, and published, By Henry Peacham |
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In repetundos, et adulatores.
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In repetundos, et adulatores.
Of Virgins face, with winges, and tallants strong,
Vpon thy table, PHINEUS here behold,
A monstrous Harpie, that hath præied long,
Vpon thy meates, while thou art blind, and old,
And at all times, his appetite doth serue,
While vnregarded, thou thy selfe dost sterue.
Vpon thy table, PHINEUS here behold,
A monstrous Harpie, that hath præied long,
Vpon thy meates, while thou art blind, and old,
And at all times, his appetite doth serue,
While vnregarded, thou thy selfe dost sterue.
The Courtes of Kinges, are said to keepe a crew
Of these still hungry for their private gaine:
The first is he, that carries tales vntrue,
The second, whome base bribing doth maintaine,
The third and last, the Parasite I find,
Who bites the worst, if Princes will be blind.
Of these still hungry for their private gaine:
The first is he, that carries tales vntrue,
The second, whome base bribing doth maintaine,
The third and last, the Parasite I find,
Who bites the worst, if Princes will be blind.
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