Of Harme. cxxx.
A man far from his good, is nye his harme,
Nye thy good, next thy harme, as chaunce may charme.
Two hundred epigrammes, vpon two hundred prouerbes with a thyrde hundred newely added and made by Iohn Heywood.
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- Two hundred epigrammes, vpon two hundred prouerbes with a thyrde hundred newely added and made by Iohn Heywood.
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- Heywood, John, 1497?-1580?
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- [London :: [In the house of T. Berthelet]],
- Anno Christi. M.D.L.V. [1555]
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- Proverbs, English.
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Othervvyse.
A man far from his good, is nye his harme,
For the to feare that, it were worse then woodnes.
Mouables, vnmouables, lande or farme,
Thou hast not one grotes woorth, of good or goodnes.
Othervvyse.
A man far from his good, is nye his harme.
Th••s shewth the nye harme▪ for hadst thou an arme
That could and wolde, reache hence to Constantyne.
That arme coulde not reache to any good of thyne.