Kaina kai palaia Things new and old, or, A store-house of similies, sentences, allegories, apophthegms, adagies, apologues, divine, morall, politicall, &c. : with their severall applications / collected and observed from the writings and sayings of the learned in all ages to this present by John Spencer ...

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Title: Kaina kai palaia Things new and old, or, A store-house of similies, sentences, allegories, apophthegms, adagies, apologues, divine, morall, politicall, &c. : with their severall applications / collected and observed from the writings and sayings of the learned in all ages to this present by John Spencer ...
Publication: London :: Printed by W. Wilson and J. Streater, for John Spencer ...,; 1658.
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[ 824] The Court-favourite's condition.

LOok but upon a gallant Ship,* 1.1 well rigged, trimmed and tackled, man'd and munition'd, with her top and top gallant, and her spread fails proudly swel∣ling with a full gale in fair weather, putting out of the Haven into the smooth Main, and drawing the Spectators eyes with a welwishing admiration; but soon after to hear of the same Ship, splitted against some dangerous Rock, or racked by some dysasterous Tempest, or sunk by some leak sprung in her by some accident; this were a suddain change:* 1.2 And just such is the Court Favourit's condition, to day like S••••anus, he dazleth all mens eyes with the splendor of his glory, and with the proud and potent beak of his powerfull Prosperity cutteth the waves, and plough∣eth through the prease of the vulgar, scorning to fear any Remora at his keel be∣low, or any cross winds from above; and yet to morrow, in some storms of unex∣pected dis-favour, springs a leak in his honour, and sinks on the Syrtes of disgrace, or dashed against the Rocks of displeasure, is splitted and wracked in the Charib∣dis of infamy, and so concludes his voyage in misery and mis-fortune.

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* 1.1

A. W. ut anteà.

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* 1.2

Brevis e••t mag∣ni fortuna fa∣vori••s. Silius Ital.

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