[The Courte of Vertu contaynynge many holy songes, Sonettes, psalmes and ballettes] [by John Hall] |
A briefe Description of truthe and falsehode. |
[The Courte of Vertu | ||
A briefe Description of truthe and falsehode.
Truthe
shall triumph and falshode fayle,
Hope in the Lord so hath vs taught:
Of falshode shall the cunnyng quayle,
Most, when she hath her malice wrought:
As of the truth it is the guyse,
Suppressyng wrong, and then to ryse.
Hope in the Lord so hath vs taught:
Of falshode shall the cunnyng quayle,
Most, when she hath her malice wrought:
As of the truth it is the guyse,
Suppressyng wrong, and then to ryse.
Why then doth falshode make her bost,
Of her dedes as they should endure?
Only a whyle they rule the rost,
Doubtles theyr buyldynges are not sure.
Myschief to doo they men allure:
And yet is all that they inuent,
Nothyng stable ne permanent.
Of her dedes as they should endure?
Only a whyle they rule the rost,
Doubtles theyr buyldynges are not sure.
Myschief to doo they men allure:
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Nothyng stable ne permanent.
[The Courte of Vertu | ||