Non-Existents

Beauties of English Index


This is a list of Non-Existents.

He that seeketh after all things, loseth his tyme :

A fatte hogge among lewes, truth among hypocrites,

faith in a flatteres, Sobernesse in a drunkard,

Mony with a prodigal, wisedom in a fiole,

great riches in a school master, silence in a woman,

Virtue in cuyll company.

By John Florio : Firste Fruites



Truth among hypocrites

Faith among flatteres

Soberness among drunkard

Money among prodigal

Wisedom among fool

Great rich among school masters

Silence among women

and

Virtue among cruel company are non-existents.