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The Recreations of his Age

By Sir Nicholas Bacon

Bacon, Nicholas (1509-1579)

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The Recreations of his Age

Of the kindes and frutes of good and yll.

Agaynste Luste.

Of Fortune and wisdome.

Of talke and felloweshippe.

Perilles followeinge fortune by Enuye and Malice.

Agaynste Idlenes.

In commendacion of the meane estate.

Agaynste a mynde not contented.

Agaynste Ambityon.

Agaynste Couetousnes.

Agaynste Luste.

Agaynste Inconstancye.

The conclusion.

Of hope feare and perswacion.

The strengthe of Education.

Agaynste occasion of Euell.

An Ode of Horace turned at the desier of my Ladye his Lo: wyfe.

The Prologe to the maske of myndes.

Qualytyes belongeinge to sundrye persons.

Of a Scoller and his boye.

A prayer of a Penytente.

An Englishe Jme.

An Englishe Jmme.

Of Jacke and Gylle.

[A corrupte Judge sayde to an arrante theefe]

Made at Wymbleton in his Lo: greate sickenes in the laste yeare of Quene Marye.

Of a Fryer and a Marryner.

Of a glorious manne and a playne frende.

Of a Mayde and a Paynter.

[Of a smale cause grewe noe smale stryfe]

[A theefe condemned by order of lawe]

Of a Snowe balle.

Of a Jester and a Fryer.

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Agaynste Luste.

Whie dothe the man that hathe a wyfe
Loueinge and fayer and chaste of lyfe
Loue an other, withoute suche cause
That settes by him not twooe good strawes?
Whie dothe the Queyne and common drabbe

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Whiche bringethe shame losse payne and scabbe
Delighte thee more then a wyfe good
Whiche bringes the impes of thine owne blode?
This breedes a frende, she breedes a foe,
This bringes to thee, she pluckes thee froe,
This sicke and hole seekes thee to please,
Thother never but for hur ease.
Wherefore agaynste reason and righte
Done suche as soe sett their delighte.
Noe cause of this can I invente
But by lewde luste mynde discontente.