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¶ Another diuision of the nature of mans age.
Chap. 50.
The Ape, the Lion, the Foxe, the Asse, Thus sets foorth man, as in a glasse.
Ape Like Apes we be toieng, till twentie and one,
Lyon Then hastie as Lions till fortie be gone:
Foxe Then wilie as Foxes, till threescore and three,
Asse Then after for Asses accounted[1] we bee.
Who plaies with his better, this lesson must knowe, what humblenes Foxe to the Lion doth owe. Foxe, Ape with his toieng[E379] and rudenes of Asse, brings (out of good hower) displeasure to passe.