The Castell of Courtesie Whereunto is adioyned The Holde of Humilitie: With the Chariot of Chastitie thereunto annexed. Also a Dialogue betweene Age and Youth, and other matters herein conteined. By Iames Yates |
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Verses declaring how each Desire Is satisfied in Time.
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Verses declaring how each Desire Is satisfied in Time.
The hungery soule that wantesof foode his Corpes to fill:
Is forced forth through passing plaints
to remedie his ill:
And if by happie lotte,
he lighteth in such place,
Whereas is foode abundantly
to helpe his dolefull case:
Then you shall see this swaine,
whom hungers hate had hist,
When he in Time hath had Desire
doth skorne that ofte he mist:
The wight that keepes in Courts
and viewes the gallant shewes
Of Princes Pallace deerely dect
whose eyes it dayly knowes:
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the sight, though it be rare,
As he esteemes a new fond ioy
where on his eyes may stare.
What is the cause of this?
because that he is fill'd,
And hath enough euen of the sight
As much as he hath will'd.
The Goldsmith that doth worke,
vpon the Diamond rare:
Doth not so much esteeme the sight,
as sequell doth declare.
The Painter that doth make,
with pencell in his hand,
Soms passing peece of Portracture,
like liuely shape to stand:
At first time when he went
with will to learne that art,
Desire was a mate of his,
and woulde not drawe a part:
And marke how he (by Time)
of it hath had his fill:
He passeth more for greedie gold
then he esteemes his skill.
Thus is Desire at length
by Time brought into vre:
The Painter pleased is with Coyne,
as well as Portracture.
The Gentleman that keepes
a Hauke for his delight,
And taketh pleasure for to view
the swiftnesse of her flight,
With spannelles for to raunge.
the game alofte to spring:
At length we see, he wearily
accompteth of the thing.
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that roareth for her pray,
Is neuer satisfied vntill
Some faultlesse thinge she slay:
And then when she hath fed,
and fulnesse her inuest,
She neuer passeth more for it,
till hunger doth request.
The Cat will watch and wayte,
till she the Mouse hath got:
And then when she hath fedde her fill,
a dewe, she careth not.
The Scriuener that takes paine
with painfull penne to please:
Espieth not his labour wayed,
so much the more disease.
That company which keepes
for a long time together.
By time grows strange, as euer they were
at first time comming hether.
The booke that newe is made
is more esteem'd of price:
And better liked on by some
then workes of deepe deuice.
Wherefore the way to haue
a thing esteemed well:
Is secretly to keepe the same
and not abroade to tell.
For why, I well perceiue,
examples put before:
That friendship failes, when fancy findes
new liking for her store.
Wherefore to learne to keepe
in secret silent brest:
It is a poynt of wisedome sure,
in whom so ere it rest.
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thus is Desire strange?
Thus doth Desire giue vs fill,
and makes our friendes to change.
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