A garden of graue and godlie flowers Sonets, elegies, and epitaphs. Planted, polished, and perfected: By Mr. Alexander Gardyne |
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An description of the World.
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A garden of graue and godlie flowers | ||
An description of the World.
What is this World, a Theater of woe?A golfe of greif, that still the greater growes,
A Faire where fooles, are flitting to and fro,
A Sea of sorrow, that still ebs and flowes,
A Forge where Belial the bellowes blowes,
A Shippe of sensuall Soules, neir sunk for sinne
Whair ramping Rage, is Ruther-man and rowes,
A wratched Vail, full of all Vice within,
A Booth of busines where restles rin,
To wrack himselfe, the wicked worldly worme,
A deadly Den, of dolor, and of din,
An onstai'd stage, of state, a strife, a storme,
Th'vnquiet Court, of discontent and Cair,
The Place of Pride, and well-spring of Dispaire.
A garden of graue and godlie flowers | ||