82 — ¶ Scouring
No scouring for pride,
Spare kettle whole side.
Scouring.
1
Though scouring be needfull, yet scouring too mutch,
is pride without profit, and robbeth1 thine hutch.
2
Keepe kettles from knocks, set tubs out of Sun,
for mending is costlie, and crackt is soone dun.
Notes
1 rubbeth. 1573, 1577.
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