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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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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1658.
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[ 915] Like to like.

AUgustus Caesar being present at a publique prize, with his two Daughters, ••••∣via and Iulia,* 1.1 observed diligently what company came to court them, and perceived that grave Senators talked with Livia, but riotous and wanton youths with Iulia, whereby he discerned their severall humours and inclinations, accord∣ing to the Italian proverb,

Dimmi con chi tu vai, Et sapro quel che fai.
Tell me with whom thou goest, I'le tell thee what thou doest▪

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And most true it is, that Custome and Company are Cousin-Germans, and that manners and meetings for the most part sympathize together; he that walks in the Sun is sure to be tan'd,* 1.2 and he that touchet pich shall be defiled, or at least he shall be thought so;* 1.3 for all flesh will resort to their like, and every Man will keep company with such as he is himself, saith the Wiseman, ch. 10. v. 15.

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