Part 76 (2/2)

[Sidenote: Isocra.]

Thy cappe put of, Salute those ye mete; 136

[Sidenote: Cato.]

In geuynge the way to suche as pa.s.se by, It is a poynte of siuilitie. 140

[Sidenote: [sign. A. v.b.]]

[Sidenote: Call your playmates on your road.]

And thy way fortune so for to fall, Let it not greue thee thy felowes to call. 144

[Sidenote: At School salute your master, and the scholars.]

when to the schole thou shalte resort, This rule note well I do the exhort: 148 Thy master there beynge, Salute with all reuerence, Declarynge thereby thy dutye and obedience; 152 Thy felowes salute In token of loue, Lest of inhumanitie they shall the reproue. 156

[Sidenote: Go straight to your place, undo your satch.e.l.l, take out your books and learn your lesson; stick well to your books.]

Vnto thy place appoynted for to syt, Streight go thou to, and thy setchel vnknyt, 160 Thy bokes take out, thy lesson then learne

[Text note: [A _Orig._ Huubly]]

[Sidenote: [sign. A. vi.]]

Humbly [A] thy selfe Behaue and gouerne. 164 Therein takynge payne, with all thyne industry Learnynge to get thy boke well applye: 168 All thynges seme harde when we do begyn,

[Sidenote: Virgil.]

But labour and diligence yet both them wyn; 172 we ought not to recken and coumpt the thyng harde That bryngeth ioye and pleasure afterwarde; 176

[Sidenote: If you don't work, you'll repent it when you grow up.]

Leaue of then laboure, and the lacke rue, Lament and repent when age doth insue. 180

[Sidenote: Who could now speak of famous deeds of old, had not Letters preserved them?]

Deades that deserued Fame and greate prayse, Buried had ben, we se in olde dayes; 184

[Sidenote: [sign. A. vi.b.]]

If letters had not then brought them to lyght 188 The truth of suche thynges who coulde nowe resyght?

Applye thy minde to learnynge and scyence,

[Sidenote: Cato.]

For learnynge in nede wyll be thy defence. 192 Nothinge to science compare we may well,

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