<p>Some Men, when for their Actions they procure<lb/> A likely colour, (be it nere so vaine)<lb/> Proceede as if their Projects were as sure,<lb/> As when Sound Reason did their Course maintayne:<lb/> And these not much unlike those Children are,<lb/> Who through a Storme advent'ring desp'rately,<lb/> Had rather on their Heads, a Sive to beare,<lb/> Then Cov'rings, that may serve to keepe them drye.<lb/> For, at a distance that perchance is thought<lb/> A helpfull Shelter; and, yet, proves to those<lb/> Who neede the same, a Toy, which profits nought;<lb/> Because, each drop of Raine quite through it, goes.<lb/> So, they, whose foolish Projects, for a while,<lb/> Doe promise their Projectors hopefull ends,<lb/> Shall finde them, in the Tryall, to beguile;<lb/> And, that both Shame and Want, on them attends.<lb/> Such like is their estate, who, (to appeare<lb/> Rich-men to others) doe, with Inward-payne,<lb/> A gladsome out-ward Port desire to beare;<lb/> Though they at last nor Wealth nor Credit gaine.<lb/> And, such are all those Hypocrites, who strive<lb/> False Hearts beneath Faire spoken Words to hyde:<lb/> For, they o'revaile themselves but with a Sive,<lb/> Through which, their purposes at length are spyde.<lb/> And, then, they either woefully-lament<lb/> Their Bruitish-folly, or so hardned grow<lb/> In Sinning, that they never can repent,<lb/> Nay, jest and scoffe at their owne Overthrow.<lb/> But no false Vaile can serve (when God will smite)<lb/> To save a Scorner, or an Hypocrite.<lb/> </p>

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A boy is trying to cover himself from the rain with a sieve

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11Q712

25I144

26B

31A2226(+89)

31A27112

31AA2512

31D12

34B11

34B232

41C27(SIEVE)

41D2631(+0)

46C123

54E42(+4)

57AA611(+4)

86(TRANSEAT)

<p>A Sive, of shelter maketh show;<lb/> But ev'ry Storme will through it goe.</p>

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