Prouerbes or adagies with newe addicions gathered out of the Chiliades of Erasmus by Richard Tauerner. Hereunto be also added Mimi Publiani.

Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536., Taverner, Richard, 1505?-1575., Publilius, Syrus, 1st cent. B.C. Mimi. English and Latin. aut

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❧ MIMI PVBLIANI, that is to saye, quicke and sentenciouse verses or meters of PVBLIVS. With the interpretacion and brief scholyes of Richarde Ta∣uerner.

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Heu {quam} est timendus, qui mori tu∣tum putat?

Oh, howe muche is he to be feared that counte it a sure thyng to dye? He that despyseth death is muche to be feared, forasmuch as, who so euer is a despiser of his owne life, is as it were lorde of another mans.

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