The Arbor of Amitie wherin is comprised pleasant Pohems and pretie Poesies, set foorth by Thomas Howell |
The praise of vertue.
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The Arbor of Amitie | ||
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The praise of vertue.
Not worldly welth, nor rich aray,nor Pearles of costly rate:
Nor goodes nor Golde that shynes so gay,
can make the gentle state.
But vertue linckt in learned lyfe,
that springs by noble paine:
In them thy famous factes so ryfe,
foreuer still shall raigne.
Besides the same all turnes to dust,
throughout the worlde so wyde:
To ashes good and Gold shalt rust,
and thou to earth shalt slyde.
The Arbor of Amitie | ||