is still a page that waits on youth The Summers glorie figures youths vanitie The winters wracke ages declining steps Youth hardly can obey an old decree Looke what impression we in youth retaine In age our reason hardly will refraine Loue is youths plague wits scourge and ages hell Looke where vnbruised youth with vnstufâ— braines Doth couch his limbes there golden sleepe remaines The spring hath flowres but autumne witheâ—d leaues It 's often seene that loue in young men lyes Not truely in their hearts but in their eyes Youths loue is quicke swifter than swiftest speed Nothing can temper well a young mans rage But thraldome wedlocke or the staffe of age Youth is too hot and void of care or dread Youth learnes to chaâ—nge the course that he hath run When he perceiues and knowes what age hath done Youth minds no daunger in his hastines Young slips new set are quickely pluckt away But elder roots cleane faster to the clay Youth into needlesse quarrels soone is led How euer youngsters seeme to boast and braue Their worth and wit they from their elders haue Lewd obiects forward natures soone retaine Youths common fault is to admit and chuse Those errours which their lawlesse parents vse Youth by encreasing doth as fast decrease What thingâ— by vaine examples youth conceiues The same â—or lawfull daily he receiues Youth well instructed makes age well dispos'd The faults â—nd follies men in youth commit Are causes of repentance in old age Examples are best presidents for youth The prime of youth is like the pine tree flowers Seemely in sight vnsauorie in their sente Like to a shipwracke is the death of youth He that in youth by reason guides his life In age shall find the foot-steps from decay Youth vseth pastimes but as naturall rest The better that a child is borne by birth The more respect should wait vpon his youth So tutour youth that ages sinnes may die Good doctrines characters being stampt in youth No age or fortune once can weare them out Vanitie is the maske for youths fond march Where vice in youth doth beare the chiefest sway Their vertue is neglected most in age Lesse paine to learne in youth than dote in age Tyrannie is no schoole-master for youth Rather vse kindnessae than compulsion Wild youth by gentlenesse will soonest yeeld When beautie and sweet youth are banished They neuer after can be call'd againe Young willowes easily bend greene wit soon caught Youth grac'd with vertue then most perfect is Similies on the same subiect AS sinne is soonest entertain'd in youth So is it hardly shaken off in age As gentle mould is apt for any print So youth receiues what-e're impression As vntill'd fields bring nothing â—orth but weeds So vntaught youth yeelds all but vanitie As freshest flowres the canker soonest eats So youthfull heads are quickly caught by vice As vnripe apples fall not but by force So vnconstrain'd â—outh hardly yeelds to die As youngest nettles are not free from stings So wisest youth hath imperfections Examples likewise on the same COmodus not well tutor'd in his youth Did afterward prooue a most wicked Prince Neroeâ— vnbridled youth made him to fall To greater leudnesse than was euer heard Cato would to his sonnes be schoole master Because he would not haue their youth infected Scemides and her sonne were cast in Tyber For bringing vp the gulfe of shame to Rome Youth well instructed saith Euripides Doth after make his age more honourable Pythagoras bad tutor so young youth The sinnes of age be not imposde on thee Of Age. Age is the gift of Heauen expence of yeares Exchaunge of haps and graue experience schoole AGe is a Cinicke not a flatterer Age or infirmitie soone blasteth beautie Age iâ— alike in Kings and other men Gray haires in youth kindles no greene desires The power of Kings may well with-stand proud foeâ— But cannot keepe backe age with time that growes In womens honour age is worst disease Let sâ—ringing youth râ—iourne old ages woes For age to die is right for youth it 's wrong Blame we not youth if wantonly he wooes Since doting old and booke-wise cannot choose Follie in youâ—h is sinne in age it 's madnesse Age though conceal'd doth warme with thoughts desire Cold age dotes most when heat of youth is gone Age still is prone to credit what it likes Mens chiefest aime is but to nource vp life With honour wealth and ease in waining age Respect and Reason wait on wrinkled age Youthfull delights lode crooked age with griefe Age is as credulous as suspitious What can auaile vnpleasurable age That feeds on lust or base vnable rage Age is a glorious crowne adorn'd with grace Death is the due to nature ages almes Gray haires are fruits for death not flowers for life Trees may haue roots although they beare no leaues Loue as a vertue is in age allowed Except vnequall choise doe disallow Age well may ioyne with youth in law not loue When old Bees dye the young possesse the hiue Age is chill cold and full of doubts and feares Pleasant conceits are blossoms for young yeares But melancholly thoughts fruits of gray haires Age with fore-sight a many harmes preuents Age takes aduise ere he presume too farre Age is ordaind to counsell youth to fight Age lends fore-sight young courage must enact Age is allowed to gaze at beautieâ— tree But youth must clâ—mbe and gather vp the fruit Old age helpes by good counsell and fore-sight Old age can neuer pay youthes debt set downe Discretion waxeth young when age drawes neere Care keepes his watch in euery old mans eye And where â—are lodgeth sleepe can neuer lie Age breedeth no dâ—â—â—ct in innocence Innocence is an excellence in age Old age being come life cannot long endure Each age of man hath end but old age none Age can report and youth doth â—aily prooue There is no comfort like the sweets of loâ—e Sicknesse and age are ouâ— conducts to death It helpes not age to wiâ—h him young againe It 's grieuous to be old with feares not yeares It 's time to flye from brawles of iudgement seat And publique noise when age once geâ—â— the start Gray haires are wisdomes badge and ages pride The benefit of age is libertie Respect old age it commeth not alone Old men are young mens meetest presidents Aduised age right warily doth keepe VVhat headstrong youth would loose and loosing weepe Youth runneth well when age the bâ—idle holds Old age hath all things and yet all things wants Our parents age worse tâ—an our granâ— sâ—â—es be VVe worst bâ—gâ—t our children worse than we White haires are grauities embassadours Aged and wise deserues great reuerence Similies on the same subiect AS Cedars in their age the straighter gâ—owes So men in age should haue the grauer showes As boâ—ds being seald are past recalling backe So age once comâ— by no meanes can be shund As floâ—d-gates helpe not when the towne is drown'd So câ—â—â—â—â—g helpes not
comes each mans good As Captaines are the eyes to lead their men So kings are Load-starres to their common-weales Examples likewise on the same VLysses lou'd so deare his natiue land As for it he refus'd to be immortall Aglaurus to redeeme his countries peace From Athens walls himselfe threw headlong downe Faire Iphigenia for her kingdomes good Made willing sacrifice of her owne blood King Codrus rather than his realme should perish Gladly did runne vpon his foe-mens swords Xenophon did thinke them vnworthie life That made no conscience of the common-wealth He that denyes to die in countries cause Deserues saith Tullie hate of all good men Of Nobilitie Nobilitie is a sir-name or praise Which to our selues by vertue we doe raise A Noble nature no mishap can daunt Vertue feeds scorne and noblest honour shame A noble mind doth neuer dread mischaunce That which in meâ—ne men we call patience In noble breasts is pale cold cowardise Noblenes neuer stoupes to seruile feare A noble heart doth still contemne despaire Oft noble deeds by falshood are desac'd Good gisâ—â—are sometimâ—s giuen to men past good And noblesse stoopâ—s oâ—t times beneath his blood Our vertues make vs noble nothing else Nobilitie from kinred is but borâ—owed It is thine owne desâ—â—ts â—nnobles thee He is not noble but most basely â—â—ed That ransacks tombes and doth dâ—â—ace the dead A noble nature is to all men kind Nobilitie contâ—â—neth â—latterie A noble resolution makes men iust Nobilitie is best continued â—â— those conuâ—nient meanes that made it rise In boldest actions noblesse shines most cleare He is not noble beares a niggaâ—ds mind True noblâ—sse is a signe of happie life In chaunge of streames â—ch fish makes shifâ— to liue And euery place a noble mind contentâ— Nobilitie to bad men is reproch To vertuous men nobilitie brings glorie Nothing are noblâ— tiâ—â—es worth if life be bad If noblenesse geâ—â— bâ—t a minutes slaâ—â—e An hundred yeares sâ—ant makes it well againe Truth is the title of true noblenesse 'T is vertue only giues nobilitie In vertues loue no noble mind dismayes Faire speech with vsage affable and kind Wipes malice out of any noble mind Much babbling doth offend a noble â—â—re A noble nature is religious Pouerties best friend is the noble mind Noble discents make vertue more diuine Similies on the same subiect AS none but Eagles gaze against the Sunne So none but vertuous eyes discerne nobilitie As credit from opinion often comes So from desert ensues nobilitie As bricks from clay haue their originall So noblesse first rose from meane parentage As grosse thicke clouds obscure the Suns faire light So muddie crimes disgrace nobilitie As bitter roots may yet yeeld pleasant fruit So meane discent may bring forth noble minds As in the barren grounds best gold doth grow So poorest race sâ—aines not true noblesse Examples likewise on the same CAmillus did expresse a noble mind In safe returning tâ—e â—alâ—riâ—n youthes Pyâ—â—â—us well found â—â—bâ—itiâ—s noble nature When his Physicion would haue poyson'd him Lysander in his famous viâ—toâ—ies Euer declar'd his minds trâ—â— noblenesse Catilines wicked life disgraced him And quite obscur'd his former noble race The name of Noblenes saith Cicero Must giue them place that by their vertue claime it Plato affirmeth that a noble heart Will not by base attempts once wrong it selfe Of Honor dishonor Honour is that the mind doth couet most And no dishonour like that honour lost HOnour once lost can neuer bâ— repair'd Honor ambitious womens sexe doth please It is no honour to be Princes heires When we can boaâ—t but only birth is theirs Their fall is great that from high honour slide Honour is least where oddes appeareth most Honour was first ordained for no cause But to see right maintained by the laweâ— To honour beautie is a due by right Die rather then doe ought dishonour yeelds True loue doth alwaies bring forth bourteous deeds And in good minds desire of honour â—reeds It is more honour to preserue than sâ—ill Who cheapneth honour must not stand on price Fie on the fawe for which good same is sold Or honour with indignitie embaâ—'d Honour is grounded on the tickle Ice No kingly vaile can couer villanie An honourable graue is more esteem'd Than the polluted closeâ— of a king No scepter serues dishonour to excuse No subtill plea reuokes dishonours error Prâ—fiâ—e with honour still must be commixt Or else our actions are but scandalous Honour and enuie are companions Honour is purchas'd by the deeds we doe To frustrate them that but expect their due Doth ill beseeme an honourable mind On generall bruit honour doth most depend With painfull â—oyle is honour soonest found Honour will hardly fellowship endure Nor neuer Crowne corriuall could abide Some honour liues in honourable spoile 'T is honour to forgiue a yeelding foe The mightier man the mightier is the thing That makes him honour'd or begets him hate Daunger hath honour great dessignes their fame Honour 's a thing without vs not our owne It 's honour to depriue dishonour'd liâ—e The one will liue the other being deâ—d Honour by oath ought right poore Ladies wrongs Honours are smoakes and dignities haue câ—â—es Honour and beautie in the owners armes Are weakely fortrest from a world of â—armes Honour relieues a foe as well as friend It is no honour to be swolâ—e with pride Honour doth scorne dishonourable thoughts The vâ—â—tor can no honour iustly claime To loose the meanes that should aduance the same Where hate beares soueraigntie there honour diâ—s He that regards his honour will not wrong it Disquiet honour hurteth more than helpes Honour and wealth oft times too dearely cost The death of all so altogither lost Honour doth euer iudge with lenitie No greater honour than a quiet mind Honour 's no priuiledge against defame Alwaies doth great employment for the great Quicken the blood and honour still beget Honour to many is more sweet than life Honour is fruit of vertue and faire truth Honour once gone bids farewell to all hope The inward touch that wounded honour beares Findeth no helpe till death cure the disease Honour and glorie labours in mistrust Honour is first step to disquietnesse How hard is princely honour to attaine High honour not long life the treasure is Which noble mindes without respect defend Dishonest deeds no honour can attaine The praise of honour is not alwaies blood Neuer retire with shame bright honour saith The worst that can befall thee is but death Honour doth scorne the height of Fortunes pride Great honours youth may loose it selfe in age Report that seld to honour is true friend May many lies against true meaning mint No honour comes by spilling aged blood Who seekes for honour lingers not his time Vilde is that honour and the title vaine The which true worth and honour did not gaine Honour doth hate with base delights to dwell Honour helpes nothing where contentment wants He that contends with th' inferiour sort May
fairest stone small raine soone makes a print Ill fare that faire which inwardly is foule Beautie is inward vertue of the soule We trample grasse and prize the flowers in MAY Yet grasse is greene when fairest flowers decay The loue of beautie Reason quite forgets The cause of loue is only beauties lookes Beautie and youth once banisht ne're returne Chast thoughts makes beautie be immortallizd Faire beautie is the sparke of hot desire And sparkes in time will kindle to a fire Sicknesse and age are beauties chiefest foes Weeds oft times grow when fairest flowers fade Beautie is like a faire but fading flower Where beautie most abounds there wants most ruth The goodliest gemme being blemisht with a cracke Looseth both beautie and the vertue too Beautie doth whet the wit makes bold the will Beautie makes Art to worke beyond it selfe Vnhonest beautie is a deadly poyson Vertue-Iesse beautie doth deserue no Ioue The fairest flower nipt with the winters frost In shew seemes worser than the basest weed The perfect glasse of vertue beautie is No bait so sweet as beautie to the eye White seemes the fairer when as blacke is by The purest Lawne is apt for euery staine Better it is with beautie to be blinded Than beauties graces should be blindly minded Beautie is tearm'd the mistresse of delight Beautie oft iniures them endued there with Beautie enflates and puffeth vp the mind Humilitie with beautie seldome is Beautie brings fancie to a daintie feast And makes a man that else were but a beast Man of all creatures is most beautifull Beautie not proud nothing more excellent Similies on the same subiect AS the right Corall need no other grace So Artlâ—sse beautie best sets sorth the face As finest cloth will soonest catch a staine So fairest lookes may shadow minds most vaine As greatest feasts seldome can want fit friends So beauties house will hardly lacke resort As medlers with the fire are easily scorcht So they that gaze on beautie soone are caught As coldest Climates haue their Summer dayes So coolest thoughts are fierd at beauties blaze As that same Speare which harme must heale the wound So looke where beautie kills it must reuiue Examples likewise on the same HErcules being a mightie conquerour Yet vaild his courage at faire beauties feet The â—ybian Lyons looâ—e their sternest might If of a beauteous face they once get sight The Sâ—anâ—ian Lord by nature dull and rude By sight of beautie lost this seruitude Alcestaes beautie made Mâ—andeâ—s Swannes To leaue the stood and on her shoulders pearch Chrysippus held that beautie did preserue Kindnes and all societie with men Zeno the Prince of Stoickes did agree That beautie like could very hardly be Of Iealousie Iealousie is hells torment to the mind Quite quenching reason and encreasing rage LOue euer laughes when Iealousie doth weepe If age be iealous youth will be vntrue No hell can be compard to Iealousie This still we find where iealousie is bred Hornes in the mind are worse than on the head Suspect bewraies our thoughts betraies our words Suspitious eyes are messengers of woe Iealous suspect is linked with despaire Well fares the man how ere his cates doe tast That tables not with foule suspition Better to die than be suspitious Trust not too soone nor all too light mistrust Mistrust doth treason in the trustiest raise Where Iealousie directesh forward wills Beauties sweet dalliance with despight a kills Iealousie kindles enuieâ— quenchlesse fire Suspition alwaies haunts a guiltie mind Suspition often wounds as a â—â—ope as death When sweet repose doth calme the troubled mind Then base suspect soon'st leaues his â—â—ing behind Daungerous suspect still waits on loues delight Suspition oft times breeds a further ill Once guiltie and suspected euermore O Iealousie when truth once takes thy part No mercie-wanting Tyrant so seuere No secrecie can be without suspect Iealousie is the father of reuenge Iealousie pines it selfe to death aliue Thy wise being faire be not thou iealous Because suspition curâ—â— not womens follies Iealousie growes extreame by lengthning it A iealous man no counsell will admit Iealousie is the sruit of suddaine choice The heart being once infect with iealousie Griefe is the night and day darke miscrie No thraldome like the yoke of iealousie Suspition giues continuall cause of care Iealousie is Disdaines blacke harbinger Iealousie is the torment of the mind For which nor wâ—t nor counsell helpe can find Suspition wounds but iealousie strikes dead Suspect sends men too swiftly to their end Who trauailes in suspect are bound to haste Too much sâ—spition oâ— another is A flat â—â—ndâ—â—â—â—ng of ouâ— owne amisse Passioâ—â— kept priuat doe most preiudice Suspition needs no vrger but it selfe Wise men haue alwaies hated iealousie Where once suspition breedeth enmitie 'T is hard with shewes to compasse amitie Iealousie murdereth hospitalitie Iealousie rootes vp all good neighbourhood Iealousie reckons friends no more than foes Similies on the same subiect AS no content is like the sweetes of loue So no despaire can match with iealousie Loue as it is diuine with loyaltie So is it hellish wrapt in iealousie As from small brookes great riuers doe arise So huge distemper springs from iealousie As Crowes do deeme their brood the fairest birds So iealous men their owne choise most commend As shippes in tempests by the winds are tost So fond conceits doe hurrie iealous heads As kindnesse doth delight in companie So is it poyson to mad iealousie Examples likewise on the same THe Persians were so iealous of their wiues As but in waggons they ne're went abroad Phanius lockt vp his wife through iealousie Whereby she compast what she could not else Procris was slaine through her owne iealousie Hid in a bush to watch her husbands walke Argus albeit he had an hundred eyes Yet could not keepe from Io Iupiter Cicero calleth Iealousie a feare Of loosing that belongs to ones owne selfe Chrysippus holds that iealousie ill brookes A partner in the thing it most esteemes Of Wit and Wisdom Wisdome is Natures child Experience heire Discretely rul'd while Wit gads euery where WIsdome seemes blind when she beholdeth best Wisdome growne wealthie liueth then at quiet No wisdome with extremities to deale It 's wisdome to giue much a gift preuailes When deepe perswading Oratorie failes Mans wit doth build for time but to deuoure Wisdome is alwaies held the chiefest wealth Ech soyle oâ— couâ—trey is a wise mans home He is not wise that hauing scapâ—â— a harme Will afterward goe meddle with it more Faire sober speed is counted wisdomes hast All after-wit is euer dearely bought Wisdome bids stay though foot be in the gate Not cowardise but wisdome warnes to yeeld When fortune aids the proud iusulting foe Feed 〈…〉 les with toyes and wise men with regard When clouds appeare wise men put on their cloakes He wisely walketh that doth safely goe All places that the eye of heauen surâ—aies Are to a wise man happie ports and hauens What wise men see
neighbour is a double ill Similies on the same subiect As Bauens by their bands are easily knowne So enuies lookes doe most disclose her selfe As greatest floods haue alwaies quickest ebbes So enuies heat is commonly soone cold As rigour blasteth fancies fairest bloomes So enuie doth the no lest man disgrace As no disease with inward griefe compares So nothing more than enuie wounds the mind As fire not maintain'd is quickly out So enuie not supplyed dies of it selfe As in the Cedar wormes doe neuer breed So in the wise enuie can haue no power Examples likewise on the same PHilip was told that men enuied him Quoth he I care not I haue giuen no cause Caligula had such an enuious heart As he repin'd at all mens happinesse Th'Athenians so enuied Themistocles As they made verses in reproch of him Pompey and Caesars enuie to each other Can scant be matcht in any histories Plutarch saith enuie is damn'd sorcerie And therefore witht it generally abhorr'd Thucidides graunts wise men may be enuied Only to make their vertues shine the more Of Lust. Lust is the minds disturber purses foe The conscience wronger and first step to woe LVst oft is fill'd but neuer satisfied Lasciuious lust the sences doth deceiue Where lust gets footing shame doth soon ensue Lust like a lanthorne sheweth through it selfe The poysoned venime hid within it selfe Lust puts the most vnlawfull things in vre The Leachers tongue is neuer void of guile Lust liues by spoile like theeues that rob true men Lust makes obliuion beateth reason backe Forgetteâ—h shames pure â—lush and honours wracke The flames of lust doe from loues fewell rise The filâ—h of lust vncleannesse wallowes in Lust gads abroad desire doth seldome sleepe Most sweet it is swift same to ouer-goe But vile to liue in lusts blacke ouerthrow Where lust is law it booteth not to plead Lust lacks no wings when loue is fled away Blind is base lust false colours to descrie Iustes Owle-sight eyes are dazeled with the light Yet see too clearely in the darkest night Loue surfets not lust like a glutton dies Loue is all truth lust full of perjur'd lyes Lusts winter comes ere sommer halfe is done While lust is in his pride no exclamation Can curâ—e his heat or reine his rash desire Lust being Lord there is no trust in kings Leud lust is endlesse pleasure hath no bounds As corne o're-growes by weeds so feare by lust All faire humanitie abhorres the deed That staines with lust loues modest snow-white weede Teares harden lust though marble weare with drops Faire loue foule lust are deadly enemies Lust blowes the fire when temperance is thawed Faire day discouers lustes obscurest wayes And sheweth ech thing as it is indeed The loue of lust is losse vnto our health Lust led with enuie dreads no deadly sinne Sower is the case that from lusts root doth spring Inchastitie is euer prostitute Whose tree we loath when we haue pluckâ— the fruit It is great vertue to abstaine from lust Who followes lust can neuer come to loue Lust alwaies seekes the ruine of chaste loue Better seueritie that 's right and iust Than impotent affections led with iust Greatnesse doth make it great incontinence No bondage like the slauish life to lust Lust is a pleasure bought with after paine The gate that opens to iniquitie Is vnrestrained lust and libertie Lust by continuance growes to impudence Shame and disgrace attend vnbridled lust Adulterie is iniurie to nature Where wicâ—ed lust doth dwell in foule excesse That is no house but for damn'd beastlines Adult'rie is vnlawfull matrimonie Adult'rie is despis'd among bruit beasts Concupiscence doth violence the soule Loue comforteth like Sun-shâ—ne after raine But lustâ— effect is tempest after Sinne. No beastlines like base concupiscense Lust is the path way to perdition Concupiscense leads on the way to death Poore sillie flyes may teach great men be lust And not to yeeld them selues a prey to lust Lust is in age most loathsome vile in youth Lust makes vs couet things beyond our power Lust cuts off life before the dated time Lust neuer taketh ioy in what is due But still leaues knowne delights to seeke out new A man long plung'd in lust is hard v purg'd Slothfulnesse is the nourisher of lust Similies on the same subiect AS fire consumeth wood into it selfe So lust drawes men into her deepest sinnes Aâ— Sulphur being hot is quickly fier'd So lust vnbâ—â—dled easily is prouokt As wanton thoughts are full of wanton speech So leud conceits are fild with loose desires As greedie minds encroch on other right So lust makes no respect of leud delight As leprosie the members doth corrupt So luxurie enuenometh the soule As rauenous binds make no respect of prey So all are apt that come in lusts foule way Examples likewise on the same Cleopatra had her brothers companie Wronging thereby her husband her selfe Thalestris trauail'd five and twentie dayes To lye one night with mightie Alexander Claudius of his owne sisters made no spare Semâ—ramis in lust desir'd her sonne Nero slew Atticus the Romane Consull That he might haue accesse vnto his wife Aristotle saith that lust mens bodies chaunge And likewise breedeth madnesse in their soules Hippocrates call'd lust the foule disease Than which could be no worse infection Of Pride c. Pride is a puft vp mind a swolne desire That by vaine-glory seeketh to aspire PRide is the chiefe disgrace beautie can haue Pride drawes on vengeance vengeance hath no meane Weake weapons doe the greatest pride abate When pride but pointeth once vnto his fall He beares a sword to stay him-selfe withall Vaine-glorie neuer temperance doth retaine Vaine-glorie fondly gazeth on the skies Pride gapes aloft and scorneth humble lookes Pride is contemned scorn'd disdain'd derided While humblenesse of all things is prouided Proud will is dease and heares no heedfull friends The flesh being proud desire doth sight with grace Suppresse the proud helpe to support the mâ—â—ke Vaine-glories vice lâ—â—e to thâ— n 〈…〉 Doth blemish oft oâ—r 〈…〉 Small Onats enforc'd â—â—oud â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â— to stoope Very vnsurely stands the â—â—â—t oâ—â—â—â—â—â— Vaine-glorious men desâ—â—â— to â—â—â—â—â—â—â—â—iâ—â—â—â—â— Such is the nature still of haughtie pride Than others praise can nothing worse abide In-sight illustrates outward brauerie blinds Shame followes pride as doth the bodies shade Wit oft-times wrackes by selfe-conceit of pride Though pride leads on yet shame doth wait behind And shame for pride by iustice is assign'd Beautie breeds pride pride bringeth forth disdaine Vertue is plac'd where pride may not presume The plague of pride presumption did begin Nothing there is that heauen can worse abide Amongst mens deeds than arrogance and pride Trust not to choise of proud confederates High-builded castles ouer-looke low lands Enuie is auncient'st sinne but pride is greatest Proud thoughts that greatest matters take in hand Falls soonest where they safest thinke to stand Sorrow ne're followes him that flyes from pride Where least desert is alwaies pride is
Death is the driery Dad and dust the Dame Death is misfortunes monarchizing foe Thy fatall end why doest thou so begin Locking death out yeâ— keep'st destruction in None moane his death whose life hath all annoy'd We haue one life and so our death is one Death lends vs sight while he doth spare vs breath It 's treble death a freezing death to feele For him on whome the Sunne hath euer shone Long liues the man that dies in lustie yeares Death is the lowest step a man can fall Death is not shunn'd of them that dutie yeeld Death which eâ—ds care yet carelesse of our death Doth steale our ioyes but stealeth not our breath Parting breeds mourning absence cruell death To good and bad death is an equall doome Though death be poore it ends a world of woe Death is to some a fierce vnbidden guest But those that craue his aid be beloeth least There 's nothing we can call our owne but death Death 's the deuourer of all worlds delight It 's sweet to dye when we are forc'd to liue When heapes of treasure is the meed preposed Though death â—e adiunct there 's no death supposed Neere death he stands that stands too neere a crowne It 's double death to drowne in ken of shoare Death is too good for base dishonest life There 's nothing else remaines for vs beside But teaâ—es and coâ—â—ins onely to prouide All things are subiect to deaths tyrannie What thing soeuer liues is sure to die All killing death by Christ is kill'd him-selfe Oh Sicknesse thou art many times belyde When death hath many wâ—yes to come beside The sharpest sting of death hurts not but helpes Carrion corruption is the food of death The day of death excels our day of birth Oft times their gaines whome greatnesse fauoureth When chiefe preserr'd stand as preferr'd to death Raise vp no liuing blame against the dead A present death exceeds a lingring life Life leads to care death to the scale of heauen The dying man whose eyes are sunke and dimme Thinkes euery passing bell rings out for him To die in life is but a liuing death Good death not loftie life is most renowme In countries cause to die is noble death Death doth no time no age no reason measure Similies on the same subiect AS the hearb Rew is bitter in our taste â—o deaths remembrance fearefull is to many As sleepe depriues the memorie of paines So sleepe of death ends all our wretchednes As all small currents runne into the sea So all mens toiles are swallowed vp in death As borrowed money must be paid againe So what life owes must be by death discharg'd As we are merrie at our childrens birth So should we not grieue vainly at their death As darknesse doth obscure the fairest day So death laies hold vpon the forward'st life Examples likewise on the same HEctor said to his wife Andromache Grieue not my death all men are borne to die Gorgias askt in sicknesse how he far'd Said Sleepe now yeelds me to his brother death Pindarus sleeping on a young lads breast Neuer awaked but in that sort dyed Vespasian stood vp at the point of death And said An Emperour should standing dye Plato thankt Nature that she let him liue In such a time as taught him well to die Thales will'd euery man amend his life Else he could haue no honour in his death The Conclusion THis worke which cost no meane paines and labour to reduce into this forme and method is thus at the length happily concluded commended to the kind acceptation of all gentle and well-disposed minds If some carping Sycophant readier alway to cauill and find fault than correct and amend shall mislike of the course obserued in this booke and imagine the heads not aptly or properly placed according as in his nice opinion perhaps hee would haue them let me thus plainely answere him That they were neuer meant for the pleasing of his vaine appetite and therefore hee hath more loue to looke off than be prying into matters aboue his capacitie Onely to the iudiciall and affable iudgements of this age both the paines and pleasure of this labour is published not doubting but they will measure it by the iust desert and censure thereof as their owne kind natures haue euer beene accustomed In this first Impression are omitted the Sentences of Chaucer Gower Lidgate and other auncient Poets because it was not knowne how their forme would agree with these of ten syllables onely and that sometimes they exceed the compasse herein obserued hauing none but lineall and couplet sentences aboue and beyond which course the Gentleman who was the cause of this collection taking therin no meane paines him-selfe besides his friends labour could not be perswaded but determinately aimed at this obseruation Neuerthelesse if this may enioy but the fauour hee hopes it will and the good intent thereof be no way misconstrued at the next impression it shall be largely supplyed with things that at this present could not be obtained both in respect of some vrgent occasion beeing the hinderance thereof as also because there wanted apt meanes to furnish further purpose then intended All which shall then be answered effectually and any thing els may be thought auaileable to this worke and the good liking of the wise FINIS An Alphabeticall Table of the seuerall things handled in this Booke A ABoundance vide Riches Absence vide Loue and Friendship Abstinence vide Gluttonie Accusation vide Iustice. Actions 1 17 19 50 67 c. Admiration vide Loue. 40 Admonition vide Counsell Aduise c. Aduersitie vide Pouertie 12 Aduise 73 Adulterie vide Lust. Affection 161 Affliction 12 20 74 Age. 222 Ambition 108 Amitie vide Friendship Angels vide Heauen 58 Anger 132 Armes vide Warre Arrogancie vide Pride Art vide Learning Aspiring vide Ambition Auarice 127 Auncestors vide Kings Authoritie 194 B BAbbling vide Words Beautie 40 Beleefe 30 Benefits 63 Blasphemie vide God and Heauen Blessednes 2 11 16 24 Blood 58 71 77 79 82 84 c. Boasting vide Pride Body vide Mind Bountie 22 211 Bragging vide Pride Brauerie vide Pride C CAre vide Greefe Charitie vide Loue. Chastitie 37 38 39 40 Chaunce vide Fortune Chaunge 11 24 29 34 37 c. Children 36 97 Choyce 46 Choller vide Anger Ciuilitie vide Anger Clemencie vide Pittie Comfort 20 24 54 64 80 c. Common-wealth vide Kingdomes Compassion vide Pittie Concord 81 Concupiscence vide Lust. Confidence 18 32 Conquest vide Warre Conscience 8 9 10 Consideration vide Counsell Conspiracie vide Treason Constancie vide Women Contemplation vide Religion Contempt vide Disdaine Content vide Peace 6 49 67 71 Contention vide Anger Concord c. Couetousnes 127 Counsell 73 Countrey vide Common-wealth Courage 197 Courtesie vide Kindnesse 75 Cowardise 33 48 60 66 86 Craft 97 Credit 22 68 Credulitie 30 51 58 Crueltie vide Tyrannie 33 41 51 Curiositie vide Pride Custome 61 70 79
with dishonour reape but bad report Honour is worthlesse in a wretched state High honour cryes reuenge vpon his foes No death or hell can damnifie thine honour So long as reasons arme vpholds thy banner Who reach at honour spurne at beauties baits Honour is like a vaine yet pleasing dreame Honour deckes learning that with honour reares it Similies on the same subiect AS fairest blossoms soone are nipt with frost So honours pride by fortunes frownes are câ—ost As goodly trees that yeeld no fruit are bad So beautcous bodies honour-lesse as bad As shadowes are the flectest things that be So honours haue the like inconstancie As raine in haruest doth but little good So fooles for honour be are no likelihood As he that climbes aloft may quickly fall So honours seat is not the fuâ—'st of all As euery crowne fits not a conqueâ—our So honour not agrees with euery one Examples likewise on the same NEstor rehearst his honourable deedâ— That Hectors combat might be vndâ—â—â—ane Leonidas to honour Eâ—tichâ—s Led him from forth the daunger of the fight Pericles being requested to swâ—are false Replyed That honour would not suffer him Agesilaus vrg'd to giue sentence wrong Said But for honour he could easily doe it Parmenides his schollers did instruct No wound was comparable to dishonour Cleobulus condemn'd that citie quite Where honour was not held in high esteeme Of Councell c. Councell and good aduise is wisdomes square And most auailing to the life of man COuncell doth mitigate the greatest smarts In publicke shame oft counsell seemes disgrac'd That counsell euermore is held most fit Which of the time doth due aduantage take They that thriue well take counsell of their friends Vntroubled night giues counsell euer best With grauest counsell all must be directed VVhere plainest shewes are openly suspected All wounded minds good counsell helpeth most With patient counsell thirst is not appeas'd A kingdomes greatnesse hardly can he sway That wholsome counsell will not first obey Direct not him whose way himselfe will choose Oft long debated counsels hinder deeds In vaine be counsels statutes humane lawes VVhen chiefe of counsell pleads the vniust cause Ne're grieue his harme that would not be aduis'd Friends by aduise may helpe ech other much Alway too late comes counsell to be heard Where will doth mutinie with wits regard The sicke man may giue counsell to the sound The wisest men in need will list aduise When greene deuâ—se by graue aduise is stayed A world of harmes are openly displaied Who vseth counsell â—s not soone deceiu'd A worldly mans aduise is daungerous Time and fit place giues alwaies best aduise For what comes out of season 's out of price Aduise is quickly giuen not ta'ne so soone No man so wise but he may counsell want Ost times the counsell of a very friend Appearing good may faile yet in the end Councell conâ—oundeth doubts dissolues denials Afflicted hearts all counsels doe deferre Counsell vnto a carelesse man applyed Is like a charme vnto an Adders eare The wise accept of counsell fooles will not The carelesse man is full of wretchednesse Counsell vnto it selfe most honour drawes Wounds oft grow desperate and death doth end Before good councell can the fault amend Aduise bids quench a sparke before it slame Counsell best curbs doting affections Where sound aduise and wholsome counsell wantâ— Trees hardly prooue but perish in the plants Counsell the iealous scorne and will not learne What boots complaining where 's no remedie It cannot be but such as counsell scorne Shall in their greatest need be lâ—â—t forlorne In euils counsell is a comfort chiefe Good counsell oft times cheares dispaiâ—ing mindes The sicke that loathes to listen to his cure To die the death for lacke of helpe is sure Good counsell may be call'd a right good worke Courteous aduise calmes stormes of miserie Similies on the same subiect AS wise men scorne not to accept aduise So fooles hold counsell not of any price As young rash heads without discretion run So old mens counsels tell what should be done As gentle showers doe cause the earths encrease So mild aduise assures the conscience peace As treachers treasons prooue against themselues So euill counsell oft turnes on it selfe As flowers in their prime haue sweetest sente So in distresse counsell best shewes it selfe As foes by sleering seeke each others harme So friends by councell gaine each others good Examples likewise on the same TO Plutarch did the Emperour Traiane write Only to counsell him what he should doe The Emperour Galba said All his mishaps Ensued because he would not be aduis'de Demetrius of Maccdon would say Reprooue me when I councell doe refuse Verres had neuer fallen in miscrie But that good counsell alwaies he despis'd Solon bad wealthie Croesus be aduis'd For counsell was more worth than all his wealth Philoâ—enus the Poet did esteeme Nothing so precious as discreete aduise Of Iustice c. Iustice is that which giueth equall right Punisheth wrong keepes law in publicke sight IVstice and order keepe vp common-weales Iustice allowes no warrant to deâ—raud Iustice giues euery man that is his owne Good Iustices are common weales Phisitions Honour and â—ame hold vp mild iustice traine And heauenly hopes in heart she doth retaine Wrong must haue wrong blame the due of blame A world of wrongs can not weigh downe one right Men are content to leaue right being distrest Weak doth he build that fenceth wrong with wrong To a strong man and of most puâ—ssant might He giues him more that takes away his right What wrong hath not continuance out worne Yeares makes that right which neuer was sâ— borne That right is wrong ill sought and got with â—poile Proud rich and poore to â—ustice are alike Princes ne're doe themselues a greateâ— wrong Than when they hinder iustice or prolong With loue and law is iustice ioyned still Wrong richly clad to blindnesse seemeth right To pay each with his owne is right and due In suffering harmes great wrongs are offered Where iustice swayes in time of peace and quies It fits not shifters fishing nor their diet Right often-times by might is ouer-raught Men higly wronged feare not to displease True noble minds doe still respect the right Iustice not pittie fits a princes mind Where our owne wrongs doe worke our ouerthrow In vaine we hope to weare it out with woe Men arm'd with iustice know not how to feare Companion to offence is punishment The punishment of some reformeth all Speed doth loue right but long delay is wrong Innocence concord friendship and godlinesse These doe support iustice and equitie Right maketh rooâ—e somtimes where weapons faile Accusers should themselues be innocent Iustice forbids to slay them that submit The foe doth iustly kill where prince for sakes The iudge himselfe doth for condemned stand Where guilt goes free with pardon in his hand Possession is no plea where wrong insults They that haue part in wrongs haue part in griefes Wrongs