And their Flies. 
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Before, mo ft men liu’d, either naked quire. 
Or courily clad in fome beafts skinne or hide: 
The beft were but in linnen garments dight. 
Wherein thcmfclucs the greateft men did pride; 
Yea afterward in time of greateft light. 
When chiefc Bapther preach’t in defart wide, 
Where (aid he , filkcn robes were to be fought. 
But in kings courts ? for whome they firft were 
(wrought. 
Though whether worme or flye were formed firft. 
No man fo right can tel as wrong prefume: 
Yet this I hold. Till all things were accurft. 
Nothing was borne it fclfe for to confume. 
No Caterp^llers then which venture durft. 
To rauifli leaues,or tender buddes to plume; 
For oncly life and beauty liu’d in trees. 
Til falling man caul’d them their leaucs to lccfc. 
The earthly heards and winged pofts of skye. 
And eu’ry thing that mou’d on Eden ground - 
Fed firft on hearbs(as Duke of iH oreb hie, 1 
Author of Natures ftory moft profound, 
Sets downe to vs for perfit verity, 
(Gaines aide ofnonc but foolcs and wittes vnfound) G(n%1%vt ^ tl9 
When for mans foodc trees eke allotted were. 
Which from themfelues!did fruit or berries beare. 
X D 3 Durft 
