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An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowedAn exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed
An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowed.An exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed.
London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
With laughing they get their living, and wine maketh them merry.
With laughing thei get their liuing, and wyne maketh them meary.
That is,1 these pestilent Gluttons and Cormorants, have no honest trade of life, but get their wages and living only by toys and gauds, by flattering and clawing men by the back, by bolling and drinking, and thus they wax rich. Such are for the most part in Princes Courts. Yea amongest four hundred, hers are scarce four or five, which by honest mean and trade get their living, and tender the common weal.
THat is,1 these pestilent Gluttons and Cormarantes, haue no honest trade of lyfe, but get their wages and liuing onely by toyes and gaudes, by flattering and clawing men by the backe, by bolling and drinking, and thus they waxe rich. Such are for the most parte in Princes Courtes. Yea amongest foure hundred, hers are scarce fower or fyue, which by honest meane and trade get their lyuing, and tender the common weale.
- 1Princes Courts.Princes Courtes.