The Costlie Whore A Comicall Historie, Acted by the companie of the Revels |
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The Epilogue.
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The Epilogue.
Encouragement unto the valiant,Is like a golden spurre upon the heele
Of a young Knight, like to a wreath of Bay
To a good Poet: like a sparkeling Crowne,
Vnto a Kings Son. Honour and renowne
Is the efficient and persevering cause
Of every well deserved action.
Take away some recorde, encouragement,
And the World's like a Chaos, all delight
Buried, unborne in everlasting night.
Even so it fares with us and with the rest,
Of the same facultie, all meerely nothing,
Without your favour, every labour dyes,
Saue such whose second springs comes from your eyes:
Extend your beames of loue to us at full;
As the Sunne does unto the Easterne clime:
And England may bring forth like India,
As costly spice, as orientall Iems:
The earth's all one, the heate refines the moulde:
And favour makes the poorest ground yielde gold.
FINIS.
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