Five books of philosophicall comfort ... . Andlefu* necke with precious Pear/et hisfattefields with many Oxen till:Yet biting cares will never leatte his will his wealth attend him beingdezd. The Thilofophicall TheIIILPrq^e. That trw happinejfe confrjhtb notin dignities. Vt dignities make him ho-nou* able and ReiTerend,|j o n w home rliey Ii offices, that force to* plantvertucs and expell vices in rhe mindsof chofe who haue them ? Bur theyare not wont to ban. ratherato vphoU wickedneffe. So thatwe many times complaine, becaufemoft wicked men cbr


Five books of philosophicall comfort ... . Andlefu* necke with precious Pear/et hisfattefields with many Oxen till:Yet biting cares will never leatte his will his wealth attend him beingdezd. The Thilofophicall TheIIILPrq^e. That trw happinejfe confrjhtb notin dignities. Vt dignities make him ho-nou* able and ReiTerend,|j o n w home rliey Ii offices, that force to* plantvertucs and expell vices in rhe mindsof chofe who haue them ? Bur theyare not wont to ban. ratherato vphoU wickedneffe. So thatwe many times complaine, becaufemoft wicked men cbraine thermWhereupon»Qatullus calledc Nom-as a icabbe or jrripoftume thoughhe fate in his chaireofeftue; Seefrthou, what great ignominie digni-ties heape vpo?i euill men! Fortheir vnwordiineiTe would lefTe ap-peare, if they were neueraduaun-cedtoany honours. Could fo ma_^___^^ I 2 . ny* ?3 a Dignitiesvphold WiC-kedndfe. b A famousPoet A wickedRormnefu!,of vice*,whole fir-name wis I ?*3? cBoetius his <*Boetittsrefuted him e Dignitiesmake notmen re« (petted. ny clangers euer make thee beareoffice withd (Decoratus hauing dipcouered liim to be a very varlet andfpie ? Forc wee cannot for their ho-nours a


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