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A Posie of Gilloflowers

eche differing from other in colour and odour, yet all sweete. By Humfrey Gifford
Gifford, Humphrey

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A Prayer.
  
To his approued friend.
  
The life of man metaphorically compared to a shippe, sayling on the seaes in a tempest.
  
A dolefull Dumpe
  
In praise of the contented minde.
  
In the praise of Friendship.
  
A commendation of Peace.
  
For Souldiers.
  
To his friende.
  
A renouncing of loue.
  
A will or Testament.
  
A Complaynt of a Louer.
  
For his friende.
  
Somewhat made of nothing, at a Gentlewomans request
  
Of the instability of Fortune.
  
Of the vanitie of this life.
  
Of the vanitie of the world.
  
A Lesson for all estates.
  
A Dreame.
  
A Dreame.
  
For a Gentlewoman.
  
For a Gentlewoman.
  
A Godly discourse.
  
In the praise of Musike.
  
A pleasaunt Iest.
  
A Newyeeres gift to a Gentlewoman.
  
A delectable Dreame.
  
To his most faythfull friend.
  
One that had a frowarde Husband, makes complaynt to her mother: Written in French, by Clement Marott
  
His Friend W. C. to Mistres F. K. whom he calls his Captaine.
  
The complaynt of a sinner.
  
Of the vncontented estate of Louers.
  
A Newyeres gift to Mistresse C. P.
  
A straunge historie.
  
A mery Iest.
  
To his friend.
  
A Newyeeres gift to Maister G. R.
  
A Translation out of French.
  
A Complaint of a Sinner.
  
A Dumpe.
  
A Dumpe by his friende. G. C.
  
For his friend.
  
A straunge Historie.
  
Farewell Court.
  
Gilloflowers. A Preface to certaine questions and Riddles ensuing, translated out of Italian verse, into english verse, by H.G.
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For his friende.

I that in freedome liued of late,
And neuer stoupt to Cupids lure,
Haue now made change of my estate.
And thousand torments doe endure.
As late abrode I cast my lookes,
In fancies lune I fast was cought,
And beauty with her bayted hookes,
Hath me alas in bondage brought.
I loue, but lacke the thing I craue,
I liue, but want my chiefest good,
I hope, but hap I cannot haue,
I serue, but starue for want of foode.
Then so to loue, what state more yll?
Such life affoordes small time of ioy,
Such wauering hope doth often kill,
To serue and starue what worse anoy?
Yet wil I loue whiles life doth last,
And liue whiles any hope remaines,
And hope when dismal dayes are past,
To haue reward for all my paynes.
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Loe thus I liue by hope sustaynd,
Yet through dispayre, die euery houre,
In sorow glad, in pleasure painde,
Now fed with sweete, now choakt with sowre.
Deare Dame in humble sort I sew,
Since mine estate to you is known,
Uoutsafe my dolefull case to rew,
And saue his life who is your owne.
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