With woodëcokkys / lernë for to dare;
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And Sharpe thy knyff / with pilours, for piláge:
Lyke the markét / so preysë thy chaffare;
And lyke the audience / so vttre thy languáge.
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¶ With an Otir / spare Ryveer noon, nor pond; [folio 1b]
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With them that forett / robbë conyngerys,—
A bloodhound, with bowe & arwe in hond,—
Mawgre the wach / of fosterys and parkerys.
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Lyke thy felaship / sparë no daungerys
For lyff nor deth / thy lyff put in morgáge
Mong knyhtës, squyers / chanouns, monkës, fryers:
Like the Audience / vttir thy languáge.
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¶ Danyel lay / a prophete ful notáble,
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Of god preservyd / in prysoun with lyouns:
Where god lyst spare / a Tygre is nat vengáble,
No cruel beestys / Berys nor Gryffouns;
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And yif thu be in Cavys with dragouns,
Remembre how Abácuk / brought the potage
So ferre to Danyel / to many regïouns:
As caas requerith / so vttre thy languáge.
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¶ With wysëmen / talkë of Sapience;
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With philisóphres / speke of philosophie;
With shipmen seyleng / that haue experience
In troubly sëis / how thay shal hem guye;
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And with Poëtys / talke of Poetrye;
Be nat to presumptuous ['presumptuous' stands for one foot.] / of cheer nor of viságe,
But where thou comest in ony companye,
Like the audience, so vttir thy languáge.
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