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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208 Of an olde man and his Sonne.

A Certaine olde man being thrust out of doors by his Sonne, lyued in an Hospitall. On a time he espied his Sonne trauayling that way, whom he prayed, that at the least he would send him two towels of al his lynnen, for which he had swet ful sore▪ who being at length moued with his Fathers prayers, commaunded a little Boye his sonne, to fetch his Grandfather the linnen that he required. The Boy being witty and worthy of suche a father, brought but one, whome his Father rebuked bicause he brought not two as he was bidden: forsoothe (quod he) I keepe the other for thée, that when thou art olde and liuest in an Hospitall, I myght sende it to thee.

MOR. Looke what loue we beare towardes our Parentes, the same will our children beare toward vs.