The Mirrour of Mutabilitie or Principall part of the Mirrour for Magistrates. Describing the fall of diuers famous Princes, and other memorable Personages. Selected out of the sacred Scriptures by Antony Munday, and dedicated to the Right Honorable the Earle of Oxenford |
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Mathew VVighthand in the behalf of his
Freend Antony Munday. |
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Mathew VVighthand in the behalf of his Freend Antony Munday.
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vvoful vvights as vvayle the vvant of vvelth,
And drovvnes their dayes in gulfs of gaping greefe:
Such siely soules as scornes their holsome helth,
To run a race deuoyd of rare releefe.
Such vvilfull vvights that svvims in follies fond:
And drovvnes their dayes in depth of dollours pond.
And drovvnes their dayes in gulfs of gaping greefe:
Such siely soules as scornes their holsome helth,
To run a race deuoyd of rare releefe.
Such vvilfull vvights that svvims in follies fond:
And drovvnes their dayes in depth of dollours pond.
Such simple Sots as sits in sullen seats,
And skoules to shroud in seas of stayed state:
Such mirthlesse mates as mouthes no sugred meats,
But drencht in dole and drovvnd in dark debate.
If such (I say) vvould once peruse this vvoork,
They vvould denounce in lothed life to lurk.
And skoules to shroud in seas of stayed state:
Such mirthlesse mates as mouthes no sugred meats,
But drencht in dole and drovvnd in dark debate.
If such (I say) vvould once peruse this vvoork,
They vvould denounce in lothed life to lurk.
Eche fond attempt vvith greefe they vvould bemone,
Eche heauy hap that hath them past of yore:
And in this Glasse discerne their faults eche one,
And frame their liues for to offend no more.
Their Ancesters dooth them heer vvarning giue:
In vvhat estate beseemes them best to liue.
Eche heauy hap that hath them past of yore:
And in this Glasse discerne their faults eche one,
And frame their liues for to offend no more.
Their Ancesters dooth them heer vvarning giue:
In vvhat estate beseemes them best to liue.
Then let my freend obtaine your good report,
Since for his paynes he craues no other hire:
His hope is good, that of the freendly sort.
He shall receiue that vvhich he dooth require.
I leaue you heere to iudge and say the best:
So Munday shall obtayne his due behest.
Since for his paynes he craues no other hire:
His hope is good, that of the freendly sort.
He shall receiue that vvhich he dooth require.
I leaue you heere to iudge and say the best:
So Munday shall obtayne his due behest.
Ad huc Cœlum voluitur.
M. VV.
FINIS.
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