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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The aged Louers noate, at length to learne to dye.
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The aged Louers noate, at length to learne to dye.
Why
askest thou the cause
Wherfore I am so sad
Thou knowst whē age on draws
No creature can bee glad.
Wherfore I am so sad
Thou knowst whē age on draws
No creature can bee glad.
And sith shee hath mee rested
And threatned mee to die:
Therfore I am sequestred
All mirth for to denie.
And threatned mee to die:
Therfore I am sequestred
All mirth for to denie.
And now with feeble age
The rest of all my dayes,
My coūtenance must be ful sage:
Since that my life decayes.
The rest of all my dayes,
My coūtenance must be ful sage:
Since that my life decayes.
Like as the harte of Oke
By time doth rot at last,
Like time doth age prouoke
With time my hart doth brast.
By time doth rot at last,
Like time doth age prouoke
With time my hart doth brast.
Lo thus by course of time
My youth is gone and past,
And now the turne is mine
Of bitter death to taste.
My youth is gone and past,
And now the turne is mine
Of bitter death to taste.
And noate that I haue sayd
The cause wherof and why,
My youthfull partes be playde
And I must learne to die.
The cause wherof and why,
My youthfull partes be playde
And I must learne to die.
FINIS.
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