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IN christall towers, and turrets richlie sette
With glittering gemmes, that shine against the sonne:
In regall roomes of Iasper, and of Iette,
Contente of minde, not alwaies likes to wonne:
But oftentimes, it pleaseth her to staye
In simple cotes, clos'de in with walles of claye.
No choice of place, nor store of pelfe he had;
And all his goodes; coulde
And
Yet these for witte, did set the worlde to scoole?
As much delighte is wealthe vnto his minde,
As musicke is to him, that can not heare,
Or pleasante showes, and pictures, to the blinde:
Then sweete content, ofte likes the meane estate,
Which is exempte, and free, from feare, and hate.
What man is pore? not hee that hath no store.
But he is ritche, that makes content his grounde.
And he is pore, that couettes more and more.
Which proues: the man was ritcher in the tonne,
Then was the Kinge, that manie landes had wonne.
And greedie gripes, that doe abounde be pore,
Since that, inoughe allotted is to thee,
Embrace content, then
Giue
Vse you, your goodes, to liue, and die, with fame.
Centuria 8. de
gene
vitam doliatem:
significatur.
Tota domus
componitur vna.
Qui cupit, aut metuit,
iuuat illum, sic domus,
aut res;
Vt lippum pictae tabulae,
formenta podagram;
Auriculus citharae col-
lecta sorde dolenteis.
cupiat. quis pauper?
auarus.
Blantis dictum per
-- Contentus honesto
bat munera regum:
Sudabat que graui con-
sul
Et casa pugnaces
angusta tenebat.