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Tell age it daily wasteth ; Tell honour how it alters ; Tell beauty that it blasteth ; Tell favour th . it she falters . And as they do replye , Give every one the lye .
Tell Avit how much it ivrangles In fickle points of niceness ; Tell AvisJom she entangles Herself in over-Aviseness . And if they do replye , Then give them both the lye .
Tell physic of her boldness ; Tell skill it is pretension ; Tell charity of coldness ; Tell law it is contention . And if they yield replye , Then give them still the lye .
Tell fortune of her blindness - , Tell nature of decay ; ¦ Tell friendship of unkindness ; Tell justice of delay . And if they do replye , Then give them all the lye .
Tell artes they haA-e no soundness , But vary hy esteemingc ; Scholars do lack profoundness , And stande too much on seeminge . If artes and scholars replye , Give artes and scholars the lye .
Tell faith it's fled the cittye ; Tell IIOAV the country errethe ; HOAV manhood shakes off pytie , And A'irtue least preferred ] . And if they do replye , Spare net to give the lye *
So Avhen thou bust , as I Commanded thee , done blabbing ; Although to give the lya Deserves no less than stabbing ; Yet , stab at thee w'ho will , No stab the soul can kilL
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Tell age it daily wasteth ; Tell honour how it alters ; Tell beauty that it blasteth ; Tell favour th . it she falters . And as they do replye , Give every one the lye .
Tell Avit how much it ivrangles In fickle points of niceness ; Tell AvisJom she entangles Herself in over-Aviseness . And if they do replye , Then give them both the lye .
Tell physic of her boldness ; Tell skill it is pretension ; Tell charity of coldness ; Tell law it is contention . And if they yield replye , Then give them still the lye .
Tell fortune of her blindness - , Tell nature of decay ; ¦ Tell friendship of unkindness ; Tell justice of delay . And if they do replye , Then give them all the lye .
Tell artes they haA-e no soundness , But vary hy esteemingc ; Scholars do lack profoundness , And stande too much on seeminge . If artes and scholars replye , Give artes and scholars the lye .
Tell faith it's fled the cittye ; Tell IIOAV the country errethe ; HOAV manhood shakes off pytie , And A'irtue least preferred ] . And if they do replye , Spare net to give the lye *
So Avhen thou bust , as I Commanded thee , done blabbing ; Although to give the lya Deserves no less than stabbing ; Yet , stab at thee w'ho will , No stab the soul can kilL