A gorgious Gallery, of gallant Inuentions Garnished and decked with diuers dayntie deuises, right delicate and delightfull, to recreate eche modest minde withall. First framed and fashioned in sundrie formes, by diuers worthy workemen of late dayes: and now, ioyned together and builded up: By T. P. [i.e. Thomas Procter] |
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Win fame, and keepe it.
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Win fame, and keepe it.
Who sees the yll, and seekes to shun the same,Shall doutlesse win at length immortal fame:
For wisdome, vice and vertue doth perceaue,
Shee vertue takes, but vice shee seekes to leaue.
A wise man knowes the state of each degree,
The good be praysde, the euill dishonord bee:
Hee sees the good, the euill hee doth espye,
Hee takes the good, the euill hee doth denye:
Hee folowes good, the euill hee dooth eschue,
Hee leapes the lake, when others stay to vew.
His honor stands, his fame doth euer last,
Upon the earth when breathing breath is past:
And Dauid King, theyr prayses liue (though bodies tombed lye)
They saw the good, the euill they did eschue,
Their honor liues, the proofe affirmes it true:
Then sithe examples playnly, showes the same,
Their prayses liue, who seekes to merit fame.
T.P.
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