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[XXI. Even as the flowres doe weether]

Even as the flowres doe weether, flowres doe weether

Even as the flowres doe weether, flowres doe weether, that maydens faire doe gather, that maydens faire doe gather, So doth their bewtie blazing, whereon there is such gazing, As day is dimmed with the night, dimmed with the night, So age doth vade the red and white, so age doth vade the red and white, and death cōsumes euen in an hower, the virgins weede, that daintie flower, the virgins weede, that dainty flower, And



vnto them it may bee tolde, who cloath most rich in silke and golde, in silke & golde, yee dames for all your pride & mirth, for all your pride and mirth, your bewtie shall bee turnde to earth, your bewtie shall bee turnde to earth, bee turnde to earth. And vnto them it may bee tolde, who cloath most rich in silke and golde, in silke and golde, yee dames for all your pride & mirth, for all your pride and mirth, your bewtie shall be turnde to earth. your bewtie shall bee turnde to earth, bee turnde to earth.