A Schole of wise conceytes wherein as euery conceyte hath wit, so the most haue much mirth : set forth in common places by order of the alphabet / translated out of diuers Greeke and Latine wryters by Thomas Blage ...

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Title: A Schole of wise conceytes wherein as euery conceyte hath wit, so the most haue much mirth : set forth in common places by order of the alphabet / translated out of diuers Greeke and Latine wryters by Thomas Blage ...
Publication: Printed at London :: By Henrie Binneman,; 1572.
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Subject terms: Fables, Greek.; Fables, Latin.
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Armed alwayes.

••1 Of a Lyon in loue with a Coun∣treymans daughter.

A Lyon enamoured with a Countreymans daughter, desired hir greatly, wherevppon he requested hir father to giue hir to him in mariage. What (quod the man) should I marry my daughter to a beast? Then the Lyon frow∣ned and grinded his téeth at him, wherewith the countreyman béeing afrayde, went from his for∣mer talke, and sayde: I woulde gladly matche my daughter with thee, so that thy téeth were oute, and thy nayles off, bycause the mayde standeth in doubte thereof. The Lyon béeyng inflamed with loue, did so, and then required the

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mayde of him. The Countreyman séeing hym lacke his teeth and hooues, tooke vp a club wher∣with he diuers times basted him, and chased him from his house.

MOR He that yéeldeth him selfe to his eni∣mies, is soone dispatched.