himself,
had been a
grave and
wise
observation
and
censure,
applied at
large to
others.
Desired at
a feast to
touch a
lute, he
said, He
could not
fiddle,
but yet he
could make
a small
town a
great
city.
These
words
(holpen a
little
with a
metaphor)
may
express
two
differing
abilities
in those
that deal
in
business
of estate.
For if a
true
survey be
taken of
counsellors
and
statesmen,
there may
be found
(though
rarely)
