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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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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Printed at London :: By Henrie Binneman,
1572.
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Fables, Greek.
Fables, Latin.
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142 Of the Lyon and a Beare.

A Lion and a Beare hauing got a Hindcalfe did fight together for him. When they had long fought and were giddy & wearie, they laye downe to rest. But the Foxe went aboute them, and séeing them layde flat with the Hind∣calfe in the midst, ran betwene them and tooke away the Calfe, they might sée him, but culd not arise, wherefore they sayde: what fooles are wée to labor for the Foxe?

MOR. Fooles laye the pooles, but wise men haue the fishes.

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