Words of Cato, which King Henry should have heeded, translating Latin couplet
which precedes them, in Part VII of Fabyan’s Chronicle, Part VII, cap. 228
— one stanza rhyme royal
Note: Formerly included as part of
6322;
Ringler Jr. (1988)
XRingler Jr., William A.
Bibliography and Index of English Verse Printed 1476-1558.
London: Mansell, 1988
, TP 66.
Subjects: chronicles, verse in; counsel; Cato; advice, to princes
Versification: —
seven-line —
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1.Source: STC 10659.
Fabyan, Robert ,
New Chronicles of Englande and of Fraunce, Pynson, 1533 , sig. t.6
v
First Lines:Auise the wele let reason be thy guyde
Whan other folke thou arte
about to blame…
Last Lines:…It is full foule whan that a man woll chese
If that his dede
agayne his wordes preche
Editions: Ellis, Sir Henry,
ed.
The New Chronicles of England and France in Two Parts. repr. of Robert
Fabyan, New Chronicles, Pynson 1516 (STC 10659).
London: Rivington, 1811: 259.