The Closet of Counsells conteining The aduice of diuers wyse Philosophers, touchinge sundry morall matters, in Poesies, Preceptes, Prouerbes, and Parrables, translated, and collected out of diuers aucthors, into Englishe Verse: by Edmond Eluiden. Wherunto is anexed a pithy and pleasant discription of the abuses: and vanities of the vvorlde |
Of worldlyenes. |
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Of worldlyenes.
As by continuall labore strengthof bodye dothe decaye,
Wherby the bodye perisheth
and nature weares awaye
Euen so the mynde of man oppreste
with pensyfe worldlye cares,
Doth leese his loue and luste to god
which heauenlye welthe appares.
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