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Thus friends, by me perceiue may ye,
That [gentrie] standes, not all by landes,[E505]
Nor all so [feft], or plentie left
by parents gift:
But now and then, of gentlemen,
The yonger sonne is driuen to ronne,
And glad to seeke from creeke to creeke,
to come by thrift.
A true lesson.
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And more by this, to [conster] is,
In world is set, ynough to get,
But where and whan, that scarsely can,
the wisest tell:
By learning some to riches come,
By ship and plough some get ynough,
And some so wiue that trim they thriue,
and speede full well.
Hardnes in youth not the worst.
Cocking of youth not the best.
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To this before, adde one thing more,
Youth hardnes taught, with knowledge [wraught],
Most apt do prooue, to shift and shooue,
among the best:
Where cocking Dads[E506] make [sawsie] lads,
In youth so [rage], to beg in age,
Or else to fetch a [Tibourne stretch],
among the rest.
Not pride in youth, but welth in age needfull.
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Not rampish toie, of girle and boie,
Nor garment trim, of hir or him,[E507]
In childhoode spent, to fond intent,
good end doth frame:
If marke we shall, the summe of all,
The end it is, that noted is,
Which if it bide, with vertue tride,
deserueth fame.
Man doth labour and God doth blesse.
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When all is done, lerne this my sonne,
Not friend, nor skill, nor wit at will,
Nor ship nor [clod], but onelie God,
doth all in all:
Man taketh paine, God giueth gaine,
Man doth his best, God doth the rest,
Man well intendes, God [foizon] sendes,
else want he shall.[E508]