Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T37: wealth, riches, money, god, rich, poverty, men, learning, poor, ic.
AS the worm which in the timber is bred, The self same timber doth consume and eat: And as the moth which is commonly fed, In the cloth with her bred, and the same doth frete. So many persons are a damage great, To their own country, which hath them relieved, And by them their own country oft times is grieved. So many cities and towns are defamed, By reason that some inhabitants is ill: So that for ones fact, the whole town is blamed, Although the residue to good do their will. Yet the fact of this one, the others good name doth spill, And thus a reproach to his own town engendereth, And the good name of the whole town he hindereth. To what end these words we have spoken, In our matter shallbe more plainly expressed, Which the Tide tarrieth no man, to name hath token, For that it is most agreeable and best. Because that no man from his pleasure will rest, But each man doth take the time of his gain, Although the same be to others great pain. For so greedy is the person avaricious, Whom Saint Austen doth well liken to hell, For that they both are so much insacious, That neither of them know when they are well. And Ambrosius doth verify and tell, How that covetous persons do lack that they have, And therefore not satisfied till they are in grave. But where such people are, small love there doth rest, But greedy desire supplieth the place: The simple ones commonly, by such are oppressed, For they nothing way, any needy man's case. But with greedy gripe, their gain they embrace, No kind of degree that they will forbear, Neither any time they will let slip or spare. And although that here a courtier is named, Yet thereby is not meant the courtier alone: But all kinds of persons, who their suits have framed, Or to any such greedy guts, have made their moan. Being driven to their shifts, to have aught by loan, How greediness at such times, doth get what he can, And therefore still crieth, Tide tarrieth no man. Which proverb right well might be applied, To a better sense than it is used: There is time to ask grace, this may not be denied, Of thy sinful life so greatly abused. Let not that time then be refused, For that tide most certain will tarry no man, Thus taking the proverb, we rightly do scan. Thus worshipful Audience, our Author desireth, That this his act you will not deprave: But if any fault be, he humbly requireth, That due intelligence thereof he may have, Committing himself to your discretion's grave, And thus his Prologue he rudely doth end, For at hand to approach, the Players intend.
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AS the worme which in the timber is bred, The selfe same timber doth consume and eate: And as the moth which is commonly fed, In the cloth with her bred, and the same doth frete. So many persons are a damage great, To their own countrey, which hath them relieued, And by them their own countrey ofte times is gréeued. ¶So many citties and townes are defamed, By reason that some inhabitauntes is ill: So that for ones facte, the whole towne is blamed, Although the residue to good doe their will. Yet the fact of this one, the others good name doth spill, And thus a reproch to his own towne ingendreth, And the good name of the whole town he hindereth. ¶To what ende these wordes we haue spoken, In our matter shalbe more playnely exprest, Which the Tide tarieth no man, to name hath token, For that it is moste agréeable and best. Because that no man from his pleasure will rest, But ech man doth take the time of his gayne, Although the same be to others great payne. ¶For so gréedy is the person auaricious, Whome Saint Austen doth well liken to hell, For that they both are so much insacious, That neyther of them know when they are well. And Ambrosius doth verify and tell, How that couetous persons do lack that they haue, And therefore not satisfyed till they are in graue. ¶But where such people are, small loue there doth rest, But gréedy desyre supplieth the place: The symple ones commonly, by such are opprest, For they nothing way, any néedy mans case. But with gréedy grype, their gayne they imbrace, No kind of degrée that they will forbeare, Neyther any time they will let slip or spare. ¶And although that here a Courtyer is named, Yet thereby is not ment the Courtyer alone: But all kindes of persons, who their suites haue framed, Or to any such gréedy guttes, haue made their mone. Being driuen to their shiftes, to haue ought by lone, How gréedinesse at such times, doth get what he can, And therefore still cryeth, Tyde tarieth no man. ¶Which prouerbe right well might be applyed, To a better sence then it is vsed: There is time to aske grace, this may not be denyed, Of thy sinfull life so greatly abused. Let not that time then be refused, For that tyde most certayne will tarry no man, Thus taking the prouerbe, we rightly do scan. ¶Thus worshipfull Audyence, our Authour desyreth, That this his acte you will not depraue: But if any fault be, he humbly requireth, That due intelligence thereof he may haue, Committing himselfe to your discretions graue, And thus his Prologue he rudely doth end, For at hand to approche, the Players intend.