A light Bondell of liuly discourses called Churchyards Charge presented as a Newe yeres gifte to the right honourable, the Earl of Surrie, in which Bondell of verses is sutche varietie of matter, and seuerall inuentions, that maie bee as delitefull to the Reader, as it was a Charge and labour to the writer, sette forthe for a peece of pastime, by Thomas Churchyarde |
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Of one that by dissemblyng, fedde his desire.
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Of one that by dissemblyng, fedde his desire.
If loue be luste, the more my lacke, and lesse I thinke your lucke,Yet love I not for leude delight, nor gaine of worldly mucke:
But for a finer freake, be you the iudge thereof,
When craft to cloke some secret smart, beginns to scorne and scoffe.
Witte workes with words and wiells, a waie to winne his will,
And where ye fleight shewes gladsom smiles, ye world cōceius none ill
Mirthe blears the peoples eyes, and makes the matter light,
And sadnesse breeds suspect to sone, in hedds of deepe foresight.
And worlde mislikes no toyes, that mirrie laughter bryngs,
God knowes what care the bird doeth feele, in cage that swetly sings
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And sure I smile my self sometyme, when froward fortune frounes.
Where is moste cause of care, moste signe of ioye I showe,
For pleasure is redoubled oft, where men dissemble woe:
Who bluntly bites a baite, and swallows vp a hooke,
Is caught like Gogon in a nette, or conquerd by a looke.
But sutche as warely feedes, and pikes out bones full cleane,
Shall eate their fill, & learne to knowe, what daintie morsells meane
Thus restyng at your will, I feede my hidden thought,
With fancies merrie sweete conceipts, a foode full dearly bought.
FINIS.
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