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The Preface. |
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The Preface.
Drawe nere gentill reader and harken to mee,Her stondes Dauid Dicar Dremynge as you see.
He sleapethe, and wakes not, but dremethe on still.
To scanne what he dremeth eche man hathe a will.
Some dothe him blame for his restles mynde.
Whiche sleape causeth him Dreme by naturall kynde
And some doth praise his labouringe reste,
Thonghe Dreminge in sleapinge be not the best.
And sōe saithe that sleaping nedes no Dremes at all
Whiche yet neuer hathe ben, nor to come neuer shall.
And somme wolde correcte Dauids Dreme to amende,
Before he hath Dremed his Dreame to the ende
And some do interpret what his Dreame ment.
Declaringe the secrettes of Dauids intent.
And some do immagyne Dauid Dicar to lye
In doges sleape this Dremynge, eche man for to trye.
But Dauid dreames on and thinkes no man ill.
And sufferthe eche man to worke on his will
And somme men dothe whisper suche neppes in his eare
whiche efte now and then Dauid dicar dothe heare,
Then answeringe sleapinge he momblethe this out,
And cawllethe thē fomblers that stondes him aboute.
As the whetstone beinge dul good edges dothe sette.
So Dauid dreamynge still, sharpe wits he dothe whette
And causethe the wakinge, to worke all ther will.
From sleaping his dreming to fetche out the skill
Yet some will not cease to shake him by the slyue
Withe taunting poore Dauid from dreaminge to driue
And some in this dreaminge dothe ponder so depe
That in stoddinge of dreaminge they fall asliepe.
And some are so weried that they may no more
And some cannot scarclie answer a whene
Till time dothe determyne to shewe forthe a thene
Sithe certaine of vncertain no stronger takethe holde
Let him blowe the cole, that is moste a coulde
Sure this is the beste waye for wisemen to take.
To let slepers and dreamers alone till they wake,
As plainlye apperethe by this fine witted men.
In tossinge and tomblynge of Dauid dicars when.
Thus beating thair brains in vain they do toyle.
And clokethe ther wittes for feare of the foyle.
The one dothe affirme the other dothe defende.
Yet neither of either canons make anende.
The ende of the preface.
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