The Rocke of Regard diuided into foure parts. The first, the Castle of delight: Wherein is reported, the wretched end of wanton and dissolute liuing. The second, the Garden of Vnthriftinesse: Wherein are many sweete flowers, (or rather fancies) of honest loue. The thirde, the Arbour of Vertue: Wherein slaunder is highly punished, and vertuous Ladies and Gentlewomen, worthily commended. The fourth, the Ortchard of Repentance: Wherein are discoursed, the miseries that followe dicing, the mischiefes of quareling, the fall of prodigalitie: and the souden ouerthrowe of foure notable cousners, with diuers other morall, natural, & tragical discourses: documents and admonitions being all the inuention, collection and translation of George Whetstons |
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The saucie pesaunts present, vnto his souereigne mistresse.
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The saucie pesaunts present, vnto his souereigne mistresse.
Lady
receiue thy pesaunts gift in gree;
(Whose will is much, although his worth be small)
A gift it is, that best beseemeth thee,
Whose vertues hould, thy beauties rare in thrall,
So that, sith that, you liue without a match,
Garde you your fame, with this well meaning watch.
(Whose will is much, although his worth be small)
A gift it is, that best beseemeth thee,
Whose vertues hould, thy beauties rare in thrall,
So that, sith that, you liue without a match,
Garde you your fame, with this well meaning watch.
Thinke that you liue in gase of enuies eyes,
Whose sight doth search, in secretst thought of minde,
Thinke false suspect, about you still hath spies,
Will forge offence, where they no fault can finde,
Thinke deepe disdaine, would blot your life with blame,
For that alone you weare the pearlesse of fame.
Whose sight doth search, in secretst thought of minde,
Thinke false suspect, about you still hath spies,
Will forge offence, where they no fault can finde,
Thinke deepe disdaine, would blot your life with blame,
For that alone you weare the pearlesse of fame.
And yet fayre dame (incountring all their might)
These following rules, if you imprint in minde,
Your enuious foes, shall pine away with spite.
First choose a friend, whose wordes in workes you finde,
With courtesie, a straunger intertaine,
But louing sutes cutt off with chaste disdaine.
These following rules, if you imprint in minde,
Your enuious foes, shall pine away with spite.
First choose a friend, whose wordes in workes you finde,
With courtesie, a straunger intertaine,
But louing sutes cutt off with chaste disdaine.
Thinke sugred wordes as Syrens songes, do wound,
All is not gold, in sight that seemeth gay,
In carelesse trust, is euer treason sound,
Then shunne the baites, that philed tongues do lay,
With proude reuenge, racke not your yeelding foe,
Lest nettels doe, amonge sweete flowers groe.
All is not gold, in sight that seemeth gay,
In carelesse trust, is euer treason sound,
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With proude reuenge, racke not your yeelding foe,
Lest nettels doe, amonge sweete flowers groe.
Mount with your minde, by Uertue to the skies,
Uaile yet your eares, the mysers a mone to heare,
From all extreames, in spite of enuies spies,
In calme delight, your dayes, so shal you weare,
Thus (souereigne) ends, your sausie pesaunts songe.
Accept it well, or else you do him wronge.
Uaile yet your eares, the mysers a mone to heare,
From all extreames, in spite of enuies spies,
In calme delight, your dayes, so shal you weare,
Thus (souereigne) ends, your sausie pesaunts songe.
Accept it well, or else you do him wronge.
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