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A00401
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The triall of true friendship or perfit mirror, wherby to discerne a trustie friend from a flattering parasite. Otherwise, A knacke to know a knaue from an honest man: by a perfit mirrour of both: soothly to say; trie ere you trust; beleeue no man rashly. No lesse profitable in obseruing, then pleasant in reading. By M.B.
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M. B., fl. 1596.
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1596
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STC 1053; ESTC S110413
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mind_n according_a unto_o his_o mind_n wherein_o consist_v the_o perfection_n of_o friendship_n which_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o then_o look_v for_o nothing_o in_o contrary_n but_o always_o repugnancy_n and_o in_o diverse_a condition_n nothing_o but_o variancie_n the_o tiger_n blood_n will_v not_o be_v mingle_v with_o the_o wolf_n zethis_n and_o amphion_n will_v not_o agree_v as_o long_o as_o the_o delight_n of_o the_o one_o be_v a_o despite_n to_o the_o other_o venus_n also_o and_o vesta_n have_v always_o be_v at_o strife_n and_o never_o be_v good_a fellowship_n long_o see_v ere_o yet_o between_o a_o virtuous_a husband_n and_o a_o vicious_a wife_n but_o the_o devil_n for_o their_o likeness_n do_v easy_o agree_v and_o good_a man_n with_o good_a man_n do_v live_v together_o in_o unity_n therefore_o to_o discern_v the_o inward_a quality_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o thou_o put_v off_o thy_o mole_n eye_n and_o take_v unto_o thou_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o sharp_a sight_a linx_n else_o thou_o shall_v never_o descry_v with_o palamed_a ulysses_n mad_a counterfeit_n nor_o discern_v achilles_n from_o a_o chambermaid_n if_o he_o be_v once_o deck_v with_o a_o spindle_n and_o a_o distaff_n nor_o judge_v of_o androgeni_n those_o flatter_a copesinate_n i_o mean_v that_o can_v counterfeit_v the_o shape_n of_o either_o kind_n who_o when_o they_o be_v indeed_o thy_o enemy_n be_v in_o countenance_n friend_n when_o they_o be_v in_o name_n mother_n be_v in_o deed_n murderer_n by_o birth_n brother_n but_o in_o life_n lother_n and_o hater_n one_o of_o another_o medea_n be_v in_o name_n a_o mother_n unto_o her_o three_o child_n and_o oftentimes_o pray_v unto_o the_o god_n for_o the_o prosperous_a and_o long_a life_n of_o they_o all_o yea_o many_o time_n she_o torment_v herself_o and_o tear_v her_o hair_n for_o very_a grief_n when_o she_o perceive_v they_o a_o little_a sick_a but_o do_v these_o thing_n make_v that_o she_o murder_v they_o not_o with_o her_o own_o hand_n but_o thou_o 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