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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=421829" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Excerpt from Speke, Parrot</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Parotte.<br>So many morall maters,* and so lytell vsyd ; <br> So myche newe makyng,* and so madd tyme spente ; <br>So myche translacion in to Englyshe confused ; <br> So myche nobyll prechyng, and so lytell amendment ; <br> So myche consultacion, almoste to none entente ; <br>So myche provision, and so lytell wytte at nede ;—<br>Syns Dewcalyons flodde there can no clerkes rede.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So lytyll dyscressyon, and so myche reasonyng ; <br> So myche hardy dardy, and so lytell manlynes ; <br>So prodigall expence, and so shamfull reconyng ; <br> So gorgyous garmentes, and so myche wrechydnese ; <br> So myche portlye pride, with pursys penyles<br>So myche spente before, and so myche vnpayd behynde ;—<br>Syns Dewcalyons flodde there can no clerkes fynde.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So myche forcastyng, and so farre an after dele ; <br> So myche poletyke pratyng, and so lytell stondythe* in stede ; <br>So lytell secretnese, and so myche grete councell ; <br> So manye bolde barons, there hertes as dull as lede ; <br> So many nobyll bodyes vndyr on dawys hedd ;* <br>So royall a kyng as reynythe vppon vs all ;—<br>Syns Dewcalions flodde was nevyr sene nor shall.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So many complayntes, and so smalle redresse ; <br> So myche callyng on, and so smalle takyng hede ; <br>So myche losse of merchaundyse, and so remedyles ; <br> So lytell care for the comyn weall, and so myche nede ; <br> So	myche dow3tfull daunger,* and so lytell drede ; <br>So myche pride of prelattes, so cruell and so kene ;—<br>Syns Dewcalyons flodde, I trowe, was nevyr sene.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So many thevys hangyd, and thevys never the lesse ; <br> So myche prisonment ffor matyrs not worthe an hawe ;* <br>So myche papers weryng for ryghte a smalle exesse ;* <br> So myche pelory pajauntes* vndyr colower of good lawe ; <br> So	myche towrnyng on the cooke stole* for euery guy gaw ;* <br>So myche mokkyshe makyng of statutes of array ;—<br>Syns Dewcalyons flodde was nevyr, I dar sey.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So braynles caluys hedes, so many shepis taylys ; <br> So bolde a braggyng bocher,* and flesshe sold so dere ; <br>So many plucte partryches, and so fatte quaylles ; <br> So mangye a mastyfe curre, the grete grey houndes pere ; *<br> So bygge a bulke of brow auntlers cabagyd that yere;*<br>So many swannes dede, and so small revell ; <br>Syns Dewcalyons flodde, I trow, no man can tell.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So many trusys takyn, and so lytyll perfyte trowthe ; <br> So myche bely joye, and so wastefull banketyng ;*<br>So pynchyng and sparyng, and so lytell profyte growthe ; <br> So many howgye* howsys byldyng, and so small howseholding ; <br> Suche statutes apon* diettes, suche pyllyng and pollyng ;*<br>So ys all thyng wrowghte wylfully withowte reson and skylle* ;—<br>Syns Dewcalyons flodde the world was never so yll.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So	many vacabondes, so many beggers bolde ; <br> So myche decay of monesteries and of relygious places ; <br>So hote hatered agaynste the Chyrche, and cheryte so colde ; <br> So myche of my lordes grace, and in hym no grace ys ; <br> So many holow hartes, and so dowbyll faces ; <br>So myche sayntuary brekyng,* and preuylegidde barrydd ;—<br>Syns Dewcalyons flodde was nevyr sene nor lyerd.*</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So myche raggyd ryghte of a rammes horne ;<br> So rygorous revelyng1 in a prelate specially ; <br>So bold and so braggyng, and was so baselye borne ; <br> So lordlye of hys lokes and so dysdayneslye ;* <br> So fatte a magott, bred of a flesshe flye ; <br>Was nevyr suche a ffylty gorgon,* nor suche an epycure,<br>Syn[s] Dewcalyons flodde, I make thé faste and sure.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So myche preuye wachyng in cold wynters nyghtes ; <br> So myche serchyng of loselles, and ys hymselfe so lewde ;* <br>So myche coniuracions for elvyshe myday sprettes ;* <br> So many bullys of' pardon puplysshyd* and shewyd ; <br> So myche crossyng and blyssyng, and hym all beshrewde ; *<br>Suche pollaxis and pyllers, suche mvlys trapte with gold ;—<br>Sens Dewcalyons flodde in no cronycle ys told.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Dixit, quod Parrot. <br>Crescet in immensum me vivo Psittacus iste ; <br>Hinc mea dicetur Skeltonidis inclyta fama.<br>Quod Skelton Lawryat,<br>Orator Regius.<br>34.]</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Skelton">John Skelton</a><div class=q>
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So many morall maters,* and so lytell vsyd ; 
 So myche newe makyng,* and so madd tyme spente ; 
So myche translacion in to Englyshe confused ; 
 So myche nobyll prechyng, and so lytell amendment ; 
 So myche consultacion, almoste to none..."></div>
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