The Practice of Piety

What is Youth but an untamed beast? all whose actions are rash and rude, not capable of good counsel when it is given, and Ape-like delighting in nothing but in toys and babbles? Therefore thou no sooner beganst to have a little strength and discretion, but forthwith thou wast kept under the rod, and fear of parents and masters: as if thou hadst been borne to live under the discipline of others, rather then at the disposition of thine own will. No tired Horse, was ever more willing to be rid of ⟨p. 82⟩his burden; than thou wast to get out of the servile state of this bondage. A state not worth the description.

WHat is Youth but an vntamted beast? all whose actions are rash and rude, not capable of good counsell when it is giuen, and Ape-like delighting in nothing but in toies and bables? Therefore thou no sooner beganst to haue a little strength and discretion, but foorthwith thou wast kept vnder the rodde, and feare of parents and masters: as if thou hadst beene borne to liue vnder the discipline of others, rather then at the disposition of thine owne will. No tired Horse, was euer more willing to be rid of ⟨p. 82⟩his burthen; than thou wast to get out of the seruile state of this bondage. A state not worth the description.