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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Feare.

135 Of the Egle

THe Egle for his beautie preferred him self before all other birdes, which thing all dyd affirme that it was true, but the pecock said to him self: the feathers make thée not beautiful, but thy bill and thy talandes, bicause none of vs dare contende with thée aboute their beautie for feare of them.

MOR. Myghtier mens affaires are praysed of many, more for feare than truth.

136 Of a Dog fearing the Rayne.

A Certein Dog as ofte as it rayned, durste not come foorth of the house, and béeing demaun∣ded of an other Dog why he did so, aunswered: bicause somtime I was scalded wyth hot water.

MOR. They which haue tasted of great euils. are afrayde of the smallest.

137 Of a Cock.

A Cock béeing taken by a Foxe, escaped from him very hardely. Not long after, he sawe a Foxes skin, wherewith being sore afraide, ran a∣way, whom other birdes mocked that he was a∣fraid of nothing. Ah (quod he) if ye had ben in the Foxes gripes as I haue ben, ye would be afrayd

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of hys foote steps, how much more his skyn.

MOR. They which haue escaped great daun∣gers, dread the least.