Newe Sonets and pretie Pamphlets. Written by Thomas Howell. Newly augmented, corrected and amended |
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Howell to his freinde keper.
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Howell to his freinde keper.
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seruynge state which you reiect,
By open cause that you detect,
Deserues so great a prayse in deede,
As great contempts cannot exceede.
By open cause that you detect,
Deserues so great a prayse in deede,
As great contempts cannot exceede.
Who serues not God is voyde of blisse,
In noble seruice freedom is,
And he that hath cleare eyes to see,
Perceaues that all men seruants bee.
In noble seruice freedom is,
And he that hath cleare eyes to see,
Perceaues that all men seruants bee.
For Princes greatst serue God aboue,
And men them serue in God by loue,
As God geueth gifts who him regards,
So Lord his seruant true rewards.
And men them serue in God by loue,
As God geueth gifts who him regards,
So Lord his seruant true rewards.
What greate rewards of Maisters be,
By seruice got wee dayly see?
Some Knights be dubde for their awarde,
To greater state, thence forth prefarde.
By seruice got wee dayly see?
Some Knights be dubde for their awarde,
To greater state, thence forth prefarde.
And eke wee see in meaner sort,
The Lords that keepe the stately port,
Theire seruants keepe in ioylitie,
And them prefar to dignitie.
The Lords that keepe the stately port,
Theire seruants keepe in ioylitie,
And them prefar to dignitie.
If seruants then receaue their meede,
And eche man seruant is in deede,
In this disprayse of them so prest,
Include your selfe emongst the rest.
And eche man seruant is in deede,
In this disprayse of them so prest,
Include your selfe emongst the rest.
They are preferd, why say ye noe,
Their Maisters gifts do dayly growe,
Exalt therfore good Courteours,
And eke the courte ef Seruitours.
Their Maisters gifts do dayly growe,
Exalt therfore good Courteours,
And eke the courte ef Seruitours.
Finis.
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