<p>WHO lookes, maye leape: and saue his shinnes from knockes.<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_19001"/>Who tries, maye truste: els flattringe frendes shall finde.<lb/> He saues the steede, that keepes him vnder lockes.<lb/> Who speakes with heede, maye bouldlie speake his minde.<lb/> But hee, whose tonge before his witte, doth runne,<lb/> Ofte speakes to soone, and greeues when he hath done.<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_19002"/>A worde once spoke, it can retourne no more,<lb/> But flies awaie, and ofte thy bale doth breede:<lb/> <term id="embstma_1667_19003"/>A wise man then, settes hatche before the dore,<lb/> And while he maye, doth square his speeche with heede.<lb/> The birde in hande, wee maye at will restraine,<lb/> But beinge flowen, wee call her backe in vaine.<lb/> <gloss target="embstma_1667_19001" lang="la">Praui sicut in sensu<lb/> leues, ita sunt in lo-<lb/> cutione praecipites:<lb/> Quia quod leuis con-<lb/> scientia concipit, le-<lb/> uior protinus lingua<lb/> prodit. <name type="author">Greg.</name> Ho-<lb/> mil. 5.</gloss> <gloss target="embstma_1667_19002" lang="la"><name type="author">Horat.</name> Epist. 18.<lb/> Et semel emissum volat<lb/> irreuocabile verbum.</gloss> <gloss target="embstma_1667_19003" lang="la">Et si vtile est subitò<lb/> saepe dicere, tamen<lb/> illud vtilius, sumpto<lb/> spacio ad cogitan-<lb/> dum paratius, atque<lb/> accuratius dicere.<lb/> <name type="author">Cicero</name> 2. De Orator.</gloss> </p>

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