Similies on the same subiect.
AS shadowes on our bodies doe attend,
So praise doth wait on vertue to the end.
As praising make the Peacocke spread her taile,
So men commended doe expresse themselues.
As fooles in folly are not to be sooth'd,
So wicked actions are not to be prais'd.
As Cockes by crowing shew their victorie,
So mens owne praises blab their obloquie.
As niggards are discerned by their giftes,
So mens commendings doe expresse their loue.
As greatest praises fatten not thy fields,
So much commending pleaseth not thy friend.