Of Golds Kingdome, and This Vnhelping Age Described in sundry Poems intermixedly placed after certaine other Poems of more speciall respect: And before the same is an Oration or speech intended to haue bene deliuered by the Author hereof unto the Kings Maiesty [by Edward Hake] |
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To an olde man loosely liuing.
Prauus eras paruus, malus et nunc magnus haberis:
Esto bonus tandem, non decet esse malum:
Esto bonus tandem, non decet esse malum:
Thou lewdly liu'dst a little boy,
now olde, th'art cald a knaue:
Be good at length, tis too too bad
so vile a name to haue.
now olde, th'art cald a knaue:
Be good at length, tis too too bad
so vile a name to haue.
Ad hypocritam.
Dic mihi, cum Chrislus tibi sit tam multum in oreCur vita Christum (flagitiose) negas?
Come tell me now, sith in thy mouth,
of Christ thy words are rise,
Why dost thou still deny him then
so lewdly in thy life.
of Christ thy words are rise,
Why dost thou still deny him then
so lewdly in thy life.
Ad Christum.
Tabesco desiderio tua Regna videndi:Hac tu (Christe) tamen da mihi tabe mori,
I waste with longing Lord
To see thy kingdomes hie,
Yet grant me (Christ my God)
Such wafting death to dye.
To see thy kingdomes hie,
Yet grant me (Christ my God)
Such wafting death to dye.
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