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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Prety parables, and Prouerbes of Loue.
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Prety parables, and Prouerbes of Loue.
I spake when I ment not, in speeding to gayne,I sought, when I sped not, but trauaild in vayne:
I found where I feard not, would writh wt the wind,
I loste where I lou'd not, nor forlid to finde.
Nothing in which, truth is not trustie,
But double is such, and beauty but rustie:
I coole with the colde, I leue that I like not,
I know not the olde, that rotteth and ripes not.
I sauor no such, that fondly doth fauor,
I care not to much, for such sory sauor:
I taste or I try, in parte or in all,
I care not a flye, the losse is but small.
I labor at leasure, I pricke without payne,
In vsing for pleasure, beates in my brayne:
I spare not in byrding, to beat well the bush,
Nor leaue not in stryking, as long as they rush.
I try ere I trust, nought wasting but winde,
Before I finde iust, they know not my minde:
I iet not with Geminie, nor tarry not with Tawre
In bluttring who bleares mee? I leaue them with Lawre.
For fier who fyndeth, in burning to bight,
The wise man hee warneth, to leape from the light:
Forseeing the weede, and losing from bandes,
The plowing in Sea, and sowing in Sandes.
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