Anonymous · published 1565 · first performed or written 1554 [1553-c.1555] (Annals) moral T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness typicality 0.85 · 542 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T37: wealth, riches, money, god, rich, poverty, men, learning, poor, ic.
What sayest thou`am I a tagetyve I was never so taken up in my life Nor called unsure, well I will make no strife yet where as thou dost lay, Thai I should show my commodities always The best for myself whereof I ask praise if I should stand her all my life days yet I could not say. Nor half the benefits that cometh of me it cannot be told nor recited shortly Wealth is the 〈◊〉 of allthing earthly That you cannot deny. Ferste god save, our sovereign Lady the Queen With all the counsel and all that wish them b●ne Am not I wealth with them ever at eve Who should be there but I? Men of the law, and jolly rich merchants There be wealthy both of goods and lands, Without comparison is in their hands I walth hatg all freasure. O good sir, of whom cometh all this Of god only, to yo● no thank I wis And yet man's wealth stands not all in riches I dare say that boldly, W●an a man hath a cempetent living with the grace of god that passeth all thing Love of his neighbour, and good reporting Then is he wealthy, Wealth of goods is but a fame Ye is wealthy that hath a good name Every wise man will covet the same For other wealth I not reach if a man have never so much good name Every wise man will coueyte the same if his dispositions be nought and would Then he is but a wretch, Nay thou art a wretch, and a fool vuwyse wealth of riches thus to despise Dost thou not see all the world arise By goods and substance He that hath plenty of silver and gold May have all thing whatsoever he would when can wealth lack, seeing all thing is sold And wealth is of assurance. I deny that, your saying is nought Graces heaven, nor cunning, cannot be bought without great pain, and good deeds wrought Else man cannot them have. Stop thereat, and hold thy peace May not men by hea●en with richesses As to build churches and make bye ways Such deeds man's soul doth sans Yea, but yet ye ●ust mark one s●ynge if these goods came with wrong doing Shall ye have heaven for so spending Or yet a●y meed. Nay nay except that ma● himself do meek And make resysta●ce the right honour to seek Else all such good deeds is not woth a leek wealth hereof take heed. Why thinkest thou that all men which h●th wealth Getteth their goods with brybry and stealeth Thy report is nought therefore health I counsel thee to ●ay the best. So I will, but yet I must say true And ●ow a little more I will say to you Much sorrow and care walth doth trewe He is seldom in rest. when a man is a little hit and wealthy And hath in his ●hes●e treasures plenty Then will he wrangle, and do shrewdly By his power and might. With his neighbours he will go to law And a wreak his malice for value of straw wealth is fykle and out of awe wilful in wrong or right
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What sayst thou`am I a tagetyue I was neuer so taken vp in my lyfe Nor called vnsure, well I wyll make no stryfe yet where as thou dost lay, Thai I should shew my commodityes alwayes The best for my selfe wherof I aske prayse yf I shoulde staud her all my lyfe dayes yet I coulde not say. Nor halfe the benefites that commeth of me yt cannot be tolde nor resyted shortly Welth is the of althing earthly That you cannot denye. Ferste god saue, our soueraine Ladye the Queene With all the counsel and all that wish them bne Am not I welth with them euer at eue Who should be there but I? Men of the lawe, and ioly rych marchauntes There be welthy both of goodes and lands, Without comparyson is in their handes I walth hatg all freasure. O good syr, of whom commeth all this Of god only, to yo no thanke I wys And yet mans welth tands not all in ryches I dare saye that boldly, Wan a man hath a cempetent liuing with the grace of god that passeth all thyng Loue of his neyghbour, aud good reporting Then is he welthy, Welth of goodes is but a fame Ye is welhy that hath a good name Euery wyse man wyll coueyte the same For other welth I not reche yf a man haue neuer so much good name Euery wise man wyll coueye the same if his disposicions be nought aud wood Then he is but a wretch, Nay thou art a wretch, and a foole vuwyse welth of ryches thus to despyse Doest thou not se all the worlde aryse By goodes and substaunce He that hath plenty of syluer and golde May haue all thyng whatsoeuer he woulde whan can welth lacke, seing all thing is solde Ad welth is of assuraunce. I deuye that, your saying is nought Grace heauen, nor cunning, cannot be bought wihout great paine, ād good dedes wrought Els man cannot them haue. Stop thereat, and hold thy peace May not men by heaen with richesse As to bylde churches and make bye wayes Such deedes mans soule doth sans Yea, ut yet ye ust marke one synge yf these goodes came with wroge doyng Shall ye haue heauen for so spendynge Or yet ay mede. Nay nay except that ma himselfe doo meeke And make resystace the ryght hoour to seeke Els all such good dedes is not woth a leeke welth hereof take heede. Why thinkest thou that all men which hth welth Getteth theyr goodes with brybry and sealeth Thy repore is nought therfore Helthe I counsell thee to ay the best. So I wyll, but yet I must say true And ow a lyttle more I wyll say to you Much sorowe and care wlth doth rewe He i seldome in rest. when a man is a lyttle hit and welthy Ad hath in his hese treasures plentye Then wyl he wrangle, and do shreudly By his power and might. With his neighoures he wyll go to lawe And a wreke his malyce for valew of strawe welth is fykle and out f awe wylfull in wronge or ryght