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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Beauty is a pleasant pathe to distruction.
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Beauty is a pleasant pathe to distruction.
Through
beauties sugered baites,
Our mindes seduced are:
To filthy lustes to wicked vice,
Whence issueth nought but care.
Our mindes seduced are:
To filthy lustes to wicked vice,
Whence issueth nought but care.
For hauing tride the troth
And seen the end of it:
What wayle we more with greater greefe,
Then want of better wit,
And seen the end of it:
What wayle we more with greater greefe,
Then want of better wit,
Because so lewd wee luld,
In that wee see is vayne:
And follow that, the which to late,
Compels vs to complayne.
In that wee see is vayne:
And follow that, the which to late,
Compels vs to complayne.
The boast of Beauties brags,
And gloze of louing lookes:
Seduce mens mindes as fishes are,
Intic'd with bayted hookes.
And gloze of louing lookes:
Seduce mens mindes as fishes are,
Intic'd with bayted hookes.
Who simply thinking too,
Obtayne the pleasant pray:
Doth snatch at it, and witlesse so,
Deuoures her owne decay.
Obtayne the pleasant pray:
Doth snatch at it, and witlesse so,
Deuoures her owne decay.
Euen like the mindes of men,
Allurde with beauties bayt:
To heapes of harmes, to carking care,
Are brought, by such decaite.
Allurde with beauties bayt:
To heapes of harmes, to carking care,
Are brought, by such decaite.
Lothus by proofe it proou'd,
Perforce I needes must say:
That beauty vnto ruinous end,
Is as a pleasant way.
Perforce I needes must say:
That beauty vnto ruinous end,
Is as a pleasant way.
T.P.
FINIS.
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