The Arbor of Amitie wherin is comprised pleasant Pohems and pretie Poesies, set foorth by Thomas Howell |
Vse Vertue.
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The Arbor of Amitie | ||
Vse Vertue.
Doe well, abstaine from vice,obey thy parents will,
Remember God, and learne, be wise,
imbrace sweete vertue still.
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vprise and pray betime:
No ydle howre let passe, seeke grace,
detest all heauie crime.
Trie ere thou trust, take heede,
haue God thy chiefest gaine,
Esteeme the time before all meede,
and godly lyfe retaine.
Alwayes let vertues rule to thy good rest:
If grace shall growe within thy youthfull brest.
The Arbor of Amitie | ||