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In this Dittie, is reuealed the morrall iudgment of this notable and excellent History, sette downe by the famous and learned Philosopher Tyabonus: wherein may be seene the very full course and wretched race of man in this transitory life.
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Well this man for refuge tooke,
the World dooth represent:
Wherein we seeke by diuers meanes,
to worke our owne content.
And where we struggle and we striue,
eche one for his auaile:
Liuing in hope of many things,
whereof great numbers faile.
the World dooth represent:
Wherein we seeke by diuers meanes,
to worke our owne content.
And where we struggle and we striue,
eche one for his auaile:
Liuing in hope of many things,
whereof great numbers faile.
The Lyons which did force this man,
vnto his fearefull flight:
Signifie the foure Elements,
which seeke both day and night.
To chase man into contraries,
now well, then sicke againe:
With many alterations,
whereof man feeles the paine.
vnto his fearefull flight:
Signifie the foure Elements,
which seeke both day and night.
To chase man into contraries,
now well, then sicke againe:
With many alterations,
whereof man feeles the paine.
The Dragon that with gaping mouth,
did watch this yong mans fall:
Dooth represent our earthly Graue,
whereto in ende we shall.
How braue or stoute so euer we be,
how pollitique or wise:
The Graue must shroude our bones at last,
for so is Natures guise.
did watch this yong mans fall:
Dooth represent our earthly Graue,
whereto in ende we shall.
How braue or stoute so euer we be,
how pollitique or wise:
The Graue must shroude our bones at last,
for so is Natures guise.
The Two young twigges wherby he held,
the one is named Loue:
The other may be Temporall goods,
whose strength we often proue.
By Loue we beare vnto this drosse,
so long we hang thereon:
That heauie sinne dooth weigh vs downe,
till faith is well neere gone.
the one is named Loue:
The other may be Temporall goods,
whose strength we often proue.
By Loue we beare vnto this drosse,
so long we hang thereon:
That heauie sinne dooth weigh vs downe,
till faith is well neere gone.
The Little Beastes that gnawed the twigs
of couller blacke and white:
May be compared very well,
vnto the Day and Night:
For they consume the time so fast,
that goods nor wealth can saue vs:
But these two cuts vs off at length,
and then the earth must haue vs.
of couller blacke and white:
May be compared very well,
vnto the Day and Night:
For they consume the time so fast,
that goods nor wealth can saue vs:
But these two cuts vs off at length,
and then the earth must haue vs.
The Pot with Honnie may be tearmd,
The pleasure in this life:
Wherewith we glutte our selues so full,
we recke no stormes of strife.
Nor manifold calamities,
which threaten mans decay:
The lust of Pleasure gluttes vs so,
we feare them by no way.
The pleasure in this life:
Wherewith we glutte our selues so full,
we recke no stormes of strife.
Nor manifold calamities,
which threaten mans decay:
The lust of Pleasure gluttes vs so,
we feare them by no way.
So at the length, the Day and Night,
cuttes off our Pleasure too:
And then into our Graue we fall,
as all mankind must doo.
For be we poore, or be we ritch,
this is the end of all:
The Graue must be our shrowding sheete,
when dreadfull Death dooth call.
cuttes off our Pleasure too:
And then into our Graue we fall,
as all mankind must doo.
For be we poore, or be we ritch,
this is the end of all:
The Graue must be our shrowding sheete,
when dreadfull Death dooth call.
FINIS.
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