Philosophicall fancies :: :: University of Virginia Library

Lord how the World delight to tell a Lye!
As if they thought they sav'd a Soule thereby.
More lyes they tell, then they will Prayers say,
And run about to vent them every way.
Some bragging lyes, and then he tells how free
The Ladies were, when he's in Company.
Or else what such a Lord did say to him,
And so what answer he return'd to them.
Or any Action which great Fame hath won,
Then he saies streight, twas by his counsell done.
When any Wit, that comes abroad in print,
Then he sayes strait he had a finger in't:
How he did rectifie, and mend the same,
Or else he wrote it all, or gav't a Name.
Thus in the World thousands of lyes are told,
Which none, but Fooles, their words for truth will hold.

But in the World there are more Fooles then wise,
Which makes them passe for Truth, when all are Lyes.