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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138 Of a sick man and a Phisitian.

A Sick man being demaunded of the Phisitiā how he did, aunswered: that he sweete more than needed. Wel (quod the Phisitian) that is good. The second time being asked, how he did said: I shiuer and quake sore: that is good (quod y^e other.) The third time he demaunded his paci∣ent as before, who aunswered, that he hadde the dropsy: that is also good sayde the Phisitian. Thē one of the houhold asked him how he did: in faith (quod he) through so many good thyngs I perish.

MOR. We ought chiefly to abhor them which only speake to delight the eare.