A garden of graue and godlie flowers Sonets, elegies, and epitaphs. Planted, polished, and perfected: By Mr. Alexander Gardyne |
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Man his Immoderate care for transitorious things.
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A garden of graue and godlie flowers | ||
Man his Immoderate care for transitorious things.
Ovr labours, studies, exercise, and Paine,And for this corps, is our continuall cair,
For why t'acquire, thairto some gloir, or gaine,
No perrill nor impietie, we spair.
And for t'attract, vile trash, we neuer tyre,
Like frantick fooles, and furious we fair,
VVhile we possesse, that wherunto w'aspire,
Through per'lous paths, salt seas, and flashing fire,
But Prouidence, we passe, we post, we Ply,
For to enioy, the depth of our desire,
No nought the night, in quiet can we lie,
Bot puts vnto, all hazards but a Host,
The Soule to Christ, that did so deerely cost.
A garden of graue and godlie flowers | ||