Englands Parnassus: or the choysest flowers of our moderne poets, with their poeticall comparisons Descriptions of bewties, personages, castles, pallaces, mountaines, groues, seas, springs, riuers, &c. Whereunto are annexed other various discourses, both pleasaunt and profitable.

Pollicie.

O pollicie scarce knowne in times that's past, Or being knowne, yet least of most esteemd, Thy prouidence most worthily shall last, And in these latter dayes be better deemd. L. Markham.

— Warre, honour doth deserue, Yet counsell in all Kingdomes pollicied, Is farre more worthy and more dignified: For armes but in extreames do neuer serue, To reconcile and punish such as swerue. D. Lodge.

He that will gaine what pollicie doth heed, By Mercurie must deale, or neuer speed. M. Drayton.

Grounded aduice in daunger seldome trips The deadliest poyson still can safely drinke: Foresight, stands fast where giddie rashnes slides, Wisedome seemes blind, when eyed as a Lin•• Preuention speaketh ill, but what he thinkes, The deadliest hate which smiles securely stands. Idem.

— Pollicie religious habit weares. Idem.

No Pollicie to silence now adaies. Th. Storer.

Our troubles kept abroad, although to cost, A••e well bought out, for least by them is lost. D. Lodge.

Tis better farre thy enemy to aband Quite from thy bowers to a stranger soyle, Then he at home thee and thy country foyle. M. of M.

The head that deemes to ouertop the skie, Shall perish in his humane pollicie. R. Greene.

How oft haue watching pollicie deuizde A cunning clause which hath himselfe surprizde? How often hath leaud fraud bene set a flore Of purpose that his goods might cut his throte? Who builds on strength by pollicie is stript, Who hurts his wit by wit, is soonest tript. D. Lodge.

Endeuours polliticke take small effect, That wants assistance from the heauenly word: Beside fome helpe must wealth and state afford. For iudgement vttered by the mouth of want, Is either partiall or admired scant. Th. Storer.

A Clergie man his calling much impaires, To meddle with the polliticke affaires. Idem.

Though Marius could begin and make the fray, Yet Scaurus pollicie deserues the baye. D. Lodge.

Let Catulus with Pompey be comparde, Or wittie Cicero with Cateline: And to preuent with pollicie diuine, That which the other ouer-rashly darde, Deserues such fame as may not be imparde. Idem.

Say military vertues do require A valiant heart, great strength and constancie: The selfe like gifts in ciuil pollicie, Are requisite for such as do aspire To gaine renowne by counsell for their hire. Idem.

A little harme done to a great good end, For lawfull pollicie remaines inacted, The poysonous simple sometime is compacted In a pure compound; being so applied His venome in effect is purified. W. Sha.