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Heavens Glory, Seeke It

Earts Vanitie, Flye It. Hells Horror, Fere It [by Samuel Rowlands]

Rowlands, Samuel (1570?-1630?)

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[Strike saile, poore soule]

[Who loues this life]

HEAVENS Glory, Earths Vanitie, and Hels Torments.

A Sigh.

[Though long it were since Adam was]

THE Common Cals, Cryes and Sounds of the Bell-man.

For Christmas day.

For Saint Stephens night.

For Saint Johns day.

For Innocents day.

For New-yeares day.

For Saint Dauids day.

For the 5. of Nouemb.

For Good Fryday.

For Sunday.

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For Saint Dauids day.

I am no Welchman, but yet to show
The loue I to the Countrey owe,
I call this morning, and beseeke
Each man prepare him for his Leeke;
For as I heare some men say,
The first of March is Saint Dauids day;
That worthy Britaine, valiant wise,
Withstood his Countries enemies,
And caused his Souldiers there to choose
Leekes for to know them from his foes;
Wno brauely fought, and conquest won,
And so the custome first begun.

Then weare your Leeks, and doe not shame
To memorize your worthies name:
So noble Britaines all adew,
Loue still King Charles, for he loues you.