Tragicall Tales translated by Tvrbervile In time of his troubles out of sundrie Italians, with the Argument and Lenuoye to eche Tale |
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To a faire gentlevvoman, false to hir friend.
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To a faire gentlevvoman, false to hir friend.
VVithin
the garden plot of thy faire face,
Doth grow a graffe of diuers qualities:
A matter rare within so little space,
A man to find such sundry properties:
For commonly the roote in euery tree,
Barcke, body, boughes, bud, leafe, and fruit agree.
Doth grow a graffe of diuers qualities:
A matter rare within so little space,
A man to find such sundry properties:
For commonly the roote in euery tree,
Barcke, body, boughes, bud, leafe, and fruit agree.
First for the roote is rigor in the brest,
Treason the tree, that springeth of the same,
Beautie the barcke that ouerspreds the rest,
The boughes are braue, and climing vp to fame,
Braules be the buds that hang on euery bowe,
A blossom fit for such rootes to allowe.
Treason the tree, that springeth of the same,
Beautie the barcke that ouerspreds the rest,
The boughes are braue, and climing vp to fame,
Braules be the buds that hang on euery bowe,
A blossom fit for such rootes to allowe.
Loue is the leafe that little time endures,
Flattrie the fruit which treasons tree doth beare,
Though beauties barste at first the eie allure,
Yet at the last ill will the worme, doth weare
Away the leafe, the blossoms, boughes, and all,
And rigors roote, makes beauties buds to fall.
Flattrie the fruit which treasons tree doth beare,
Though beauties barste at first the eie allure,
Yet at the last ill will the worme, doth weare
Away the leafe, the blossoms, boughes, and all,
And rigors roote, makes beauties buds to fall.
Par essere ingrata, Non sarai amata.
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