61 — ¶ Another Diuision of the Nature of Mans Age
Chap. 50
The Ape, the Lion, the Foxe, the Asse,
Thus sets foorth man, as in a glasse.
| Ape | Like Apes we be toieng, till twentie and one, |
| Lyon | Then hastie as Lions till fortie be gone: |
| Foxe | Then wilie as Foxes, till threescore and three, |
| Asse | Then after for Asses accounted1 we bee. |
Who plaies with his better, this lesson must knowe,
what humblenes Foxe to the Lion doth owe.
Foxe, Ape with his toiengE379 and rudenes of Asse,
brings (out of good hower) displeasure to passe.
Notes
1 accompted. 1577.