The poems of George Daniel ... From the original mss. in the British Museum: Hitherto unprinted. Edited, with introduction, notes, and illustrations, portrait, &c. By the Rev. Alexander B. Grosart: In four volumes |
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VI. Chap. vi.
Where once thou wast a freind, let nothing move
Thee to desist, or turne away thy Love;
For shame attends such falsehood; it shall be
A foule reproach to all Posteritye.
Thee to desist, or turne away thy Love;
For shame attends such falsehood; it shall be
A foule reproach to all Posteritye.
Glory not in the strength of thy owne Mind,
Least as a Bull of feirce and savage Kind,
Thy Soule fall on thee, and eate vp thy prime,
Destroy thy fruit; and thou, in little time,
Be as a wither'd stocke or saples tree;
For soe the wicked perish,—foolishlie;
Trusting his owne strength, a scorne to his foes,
To himselfe Horror, and Eternall woes.
Least as a Bull of feirce and savage Kind,
Thy Soule fall on thee, and eate vp thy prime,
Destroy thy fruit; and thou, in little time,
Be as a wither'd stocke or saples tree;
For soe the wicked perish,—foolishlie;
Trusting his owne strength, a scorne to his foes,
To himselfe Horror, and Eternall woes.
A Good word gaineth freinds and keepeth peace,
And words well-ordered in discourse, doe please;
Be freind to All, but one thy bosome-freind,
Familiar to thy thoughts, as thy owne Mind;
But rashly credit not; first try him sure,
By circumstance; ffor some noe more endure
Then they have vse; and when thy needs shall fall,
Leave thee to want, Shame, Miserie, & All;
And some are seeming friends, who privilie
Betraies thy secrets to thy Enimie;
Plots thy destruction, and in thy disgrace,
Will blushles tell thy Follies to thy face.
And words well-ordered in discourse, doe please;
Be freind to All, but one thy bosome-freind,
Familiar to thy thoughts, as thy owne Mind;
But rashly credit not; first try him sure,
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Then they have vse; and when thy needs shall fall,
Leave thee to want, Shame, Miserie, & All;
And some are seeming friends, who privilie
Betraies thy secrets to thy Enimie;
Plots thy destruction, and in thy disgrace,
Will blushles tell thy Follies to thy face.
Another, for his Belly, is thy freind,
And on thy Smileing fortunes doth attend;
Is what thou art, and takes a Libertie
Over thy servants, as himselfe shall See;
But if the bright Sun of thy Plenty be
Choak'd in the fogs of want and Miserie,
His vowes are Cancell'd; he noe longer can
Attend on want, or serve a needy man.
And on thy Smileing fortunes doth attend;
Is what thou art, and takes a Libertie
Over thy servants, as himselfe shall See;
But if the bright Sun of thy Plenty be
Choak'd in the fogs of want and Miserie,
His vowes are Cancell'd; he noe longer can
Attend on want, or serve a needy man.
Converse not with thy Foes, beware thy freind:
For many seeme who nothing doe intend;
A prouéd freind is firme at all assaies,
Of precious worth, and Iust in all his waies
Beyond all paritie; vnto his faith
Iewels want lustre, Treasure wanteth weight.
A faithfull freind is a preservative
'Gainst Fate or Envy; and the Lord shall give
To those that feare him, himselfe for a freind:
Such Love, Chance changeth not, nor shall death end.
Attend Instruction from thy tender yeares,
Soe maiest thou find in it thy frostie haires;
Attend with diligence; with greater Ease,
She soe is gotten, and wth more encrease;
How is she bitter to the ignorant,
Nor can he keepe her that doth iudgment want.
Shee only proves him, as the stone doth Gold,
And he flings her away he cannot hold;
For many, many, have the Ayerie Name
Of Wisedome, in a full and swelling fame;
But few, and very few, (if any one,)
Have seene her Beauties and her secrets knowne.
With those that know her she shall be of price,
And stand an obiect to Eternall Eyes.
For many seeme who nothing doe intend;
A prouéd freind is firme at all assaies,
Of precious worth, and Iust in all his waies
Beyond all paritie; vnto his faith
Iewels want lustre, Treasure wanteth weight.
A faithfull freind is a preservative
'Gainst Fate or Envy; and the Lord shall give
To those that feare him, himselfe for a freind:
Such Love, Chance changeth not, nor shall death end.
Attend Instruction from thy tender yeares,
Soe maiest thou find in it thy frostie haires;
Attend with diligence; with greater Ease,
She soe is gotten, and wth more encrease;
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Nor can he keepe her that doth iudgment want.
Shee only proves him, as the stone doth Gold,
And he flings her away he cannot hold;
For many, many, have the Ayerie Name
Of Wisedome, in a full and swelling fame;
But few, and very few, (if any one,)
Have seene her Beauties and her secrets knowne.
With those that know her she shall be of price,
And stand an obiect to Eternall Eyes.
Attend, (my Son) my discipline receive,
And listen to the Counsell which I give;
Submit thy wild affections to her thrall,
And let thy head-strong will to councell fall;
Be patient to sustaine her, not despise
Her yoke, nor quit thee from Captivities;
Let thy heart Ioy to meet her, and her waies
Be the example how to gvide thy Daies;
Be diligent to seeke her, she shall be
Reveal'd and open'd what she is, to thee;
And when thou hast her, swerve not from her waies,
For at the last, she will adde many Ioyes;
And then her fetters will be a defence,
And in her Chaines, thou shalt have Excellence;
For in her, there is precious Ornament,
Her bands are Easie Laws, with the Ostent,
Of a rich Dye; in her, thou art arraied
As in a Robe which honour hath displaied;
She will bring health, and dignifie thy Name,
And Crowne thee with a Ioyfull Diadem.
And listen to the Counsell which I give;
Submit thy wild affections to her thrall,
And let thy head-strong will to councell fall;
Be patient to sustaine her, not despise
Her yoke, nor quit thee from Captivities;
Let thy heart Ioy to meet her, and her waies
Be the example how to gvide thy Daies;
Be diligent to seeke her, she shall be
Reveal'd and open'd what she is, to thee;
And when thou hast her, swerve not from her waies,
For at the last, she will adde many Ioyes;
And then her fetters will be a defence,
And in her Chaines, thou shalt have Excellence;
For in her, there is precious Ornament,
Her bands are Easie Laws, with the Ostent,
Of a rich Dye; in her, thou art arraied
As in a Robe which honour hath displaied;
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And Crowne thee with a Ioyfull Diadem.
My Son, if willing, thou shalt have advice,
And if thou seeke Knowledge thou shalt be wise;
Attend and treasure vp what thou shalt heare,
Wisedome is best attainéd by the Eare;
Converse with Learnéd Men, and doe not thou
Dissent from what Antiquitie doth know;
Let thy discourse be holy, and thy Heart
Glad to receiue what Knowledge doth impart;
Hast to a Man of Knowledge, and frequent
Often his doores; let thy thoughts be intent
Vpon God's Law; soe shall thy Heart be blest,
And thy desires with Wisedome full Possest.
And if thou seeke Knowledge thou shalt be wise;
Attend and treasure vp what thou shalt heare,
Wisedome is best attainéd by the Eare;
Converse with Learnéd Men, and doe not thou
Dissent from what Antiquitie doth know;
Let thy discourse be holy, and thy Heart
Glad to receiue what Knowledge doth impart;
Hast to a Man of Knowledge, and frequent
Often his doores; let thy thoughts be intent
Vpon God's Law; soe shall thy Heart be blest,
And thy desires with Wisedome full Possest.
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