The Pastime of Pleasure by Stephen Hawes A literal reprint of the earliest complete copy (1517) with variant readings from the editions of 1509, 1554, and 1555 together with introduction notes, glossary, and indexes: By William Edward Mead |
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How Graunde amoure wente to geometry / & what geometry is. Ca. xxi.
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XXI. How Graunde amoure wente to geometry / & what geometry is. Ca. xxi.
So forth I went vpon a craggy roche
Vnto the toure moost wonderfully wrought
Of geometry / and as I dyde approche
The altytude all in my mynde I sought
Syxe hondreth fote as I by nombre thought
Quadrant it was and dyde heue and sette
At euery storme whan the wynde was grette
Vnto the toure moost wonderfully wrought
Of geometry / and as I dyde approche
The altytude all in my mynde I sought
Syxe hondreth fote as I by nombre thought
Quadrant it was and dyde heue and sette
At euery storme whan the wynde was grette
Thus at the last I came into an halle
Hanged with aras ryche and precyous
And euery wyndowe glased with crystalle
Lyke a place of pleasure moche solacyous
With knottes sexangled gay and gloryous
The rose dyde hange ryght hygh and plesauntly
By geometry made ryght well and craftely
Hanged with aras ryche and precyous
And euery wyndowe glased with crystalle
Lyke a place of pleasure moche solacyous
With knottes sexangled gay and gloryous
The rose dyde hange ryght hygh and plesauntly
By geometry made ryght well and craftely
In this meruaylous hall replete with rychesse
At the hye ende she satte full worthely
I came anone vnto her grete nobles
And kneled adowne before her mekely
Madame I sayd ye werke full ryally
I beseche you with all my dylygence
To instructe me in your wonderfull scyence
At the hye ende she satte full worthely
I came anone vnto her grete nobles
And kneled adowne before her mekely
Madame I sayd ye werke full ryally
I beseche you with all my dylygence
To instructe me in your wonderfull scyence
My scyence sayd she it is moost profytable
Vnto astronomy for I do it mesure
In euery thynge as it is probable
For I myselfe can ryght well dyscure
Of euery sterre whiche is sene in vre
The meruaylous gretenes by my mesurynge
For god made all at the begynnynge
Vnto astronomy for I do it mesure
In euery thynge as it is probable
For I myselfe can ryght well dyscure
Of euery sterre whiche is sene in vre
The meruaylous gretenes by my mesurynge
For god made all at the begynnynge
By good mesurynge bothe the heyght and depnes
Of euery thynge as I vnderstande
The length and brede with all the gretnes
Of the fyrmamente so compassynge the londe
And who my cunnynge lyst to take in honde
In his emyspery of hye or lowe degre
Nothynge there is but it may mesure be
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The length and brede with all the gretnes
Of the fyrmamente so compassynge the londe
And who my cunnynge lyst to take in honde
In his emyspery of hye or lowe degre
Nothynge there is but it may mesure be
Though that it be frome vs hye and ferre
Yf ony thynge fall we may it truly se
As the sonne or moone or ony other sterre
We may therof knowe well the quantyte
Who of this syence dooth knowe the certaynte
All maystryes myghte mesure parfytely
For geometry dooth shewe it openly
Yf ony thynge fall we may it truly se
As the sonne or moone or ony other sterre
We may therof knowe well the quantyte
Who of this syence dooth knowe the certaynte
All maystryes myghte mesure parfytely
For geometry dooth shewe it openly
Where that is mesure / there is no lackynge
Where that is mesure / hole is the body
Where that is mesure / good is the lyuynge
Where that is mesure / wysedome is truely
Where that is mesure / werke is dyrectly
Where that is mesure / natures werkynge
Nature encreaseth by ryght good knowlegynge
Where that is mesure / hole is the body
Where that is mesure / good is the lyuynge
Where that is mesure / wysedome is truely
Where that is mesure / werke is dyrectly
Where that is mesure / natures werkynge
Nature encreaseth by ryght good knowlegynge
Where lakketh mesure / there is no plente
Where lakketh mesure / seke is the courage
Where lakketh mesure / there is iniquyte
Where lakketh mesure / there is grete outrage
Where lakketh mesure / is none aduauntage
Where lakketh mesure / there is grete glotony
Where lakketh mesure / is moost vnhappy
Where lakketh mesure / seke is the courage
Where lakketh mesure / there is iniquyte
Where lakketh mesure / there is grete outrage
Where lakketh mesure / is none aduauntage
Where lakketh mesure / there is grete glotony
Where lakketh mesure / is moost vnhappy
For there is no hye nor grete estate
Withoute mesure can kepe his dygnyte
It doth preserue hym both erly and late
Kepynge hym frome the pytte of pouerte
Mesure is moderate to all bounte
Gretely nedefull for to take the charge
Man for to rule that he go not at large
Withoute mesure can kepe his dygnyte
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Kepynge hym frome the pytte of pouerte
Mesure is moderate to all bounte
Gretely nedefull for to take the charge
Man for to rule that he go not at large
Who loueth mesure can not do amys
So perfytely is the hygh operacyon
Amonge all thynges so wonderfull it is
That it is full of all delectacyon
And to vertue hath inclynacyon
Mesure also dooth well exemplefye
The hasty dome to swage and modefye
So perfytely is the hygh operacyon
Amonge all thynges so wonderfull it is
That it is full of all delectacyon
And to vertue hath inclynacyon
Mesure also dooth well exemplefye
The hasty dome to swage and modefye
Without mesure / wo worthe the Iugement
Without mesure / wo worth the temperaunce
Without mesure / wo worth the punysshement
Without mesure / wo worthe the purueyaunce
Without mesure / wo worthe the sustenaunce
Without mesure / wo worth the sadnes
And without mesure / wo worthhe the gladnes
Without mesure / wo worth the temperaunce
Without mesure / wo worth the punysshement
Without mesure / wo worthe the purueyaunce
Without mesure / wo worthe the sustenaunce
Without mesure / wo worth the sadnes
And without mesure / wo worthhe the gladnes
Mesure / mesurynge / mesuratly taketh
Mesure / mesurynge / mesuratly dooth all
Mesure / mesurynge / mesuratly maketh
Mesure / mesurynge / mesuratly guyde shall
Mesure / mesurynge / mesuratly dooth call
Mesure / mesurynge / to ryght hye preemynence
For alway / mesure is groundc of excellence
Mesure / mesurynge / mesuratly dooth all
Mesure / mesurynge / mesuratly maketh
Mesure / mesurynge / mesuratly guyde shall
Mesure / mesurynge / mesuratly dooth call
Mesure / mesurynge / to ryght hye preemynence
For alway / mesure is groundc of excellence
Mesure / mesureth / mesure / in effecte
Mesure / mesureth / euery quantyte
Mesure / mesureth / all way the aspecte
Mesure / mesureth / all in certayne
Mesure / mesureth / in the stabylyte
Mesure / mesureth / in euery doutfull case
And mesure is the lodesterre of all grace
Mesure / mesureth / euery quantyte
Mesure / mesureth / all way the aspecte
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Mesure / mesureth / in the stabylyte
Mesure / mesureth / in euery doutfull case
And mesure is the lodesterre of all grace
Affecte of mesure is longe contynuaunce
Quantyte without mesure is nought
Aspecte of mesure deuoydeth repentaunce
Certayne wolde weye all thynges thought
Stabylyte vpon a perfyte grounde is wrought
Cace doutfull may yet a whyle abyde
Grace may in space a remedy prouyde
Quantyte without mesure is nought
Aspecte of mesure deuoydeth repentaunce
Certayne wolde weye all thynges thought
Stabylyte vpon a perfyte grounde is wrought
Cace doutfull may yet a whyle abyde
Grace may in space a remedy prouyde
Countenaunce causeth the promocyon
Nought auayleth seruyse without attendaunce
Repentaunce is after all abusyon
Thought afore wolde haue had perceueraunce
Wrought how sholde be by dede the myschaunce
Abyde nothynge tyll thou do the dede
Prouyde in mynde how thou mayst haue mede
Nought auayleth seruyse without attendaunce
Repentaunce is after all abusyon
Thought afore wolde haue had perceueraunce
Wrought how sholde be by dede the myschaunce
Abyde nothynge tyll thou do the dede
Prouyde in mynde how thou mayst haue mede
Promocyon groweth after good gouernaunce
Attendaunce doth attayne good fauoure
Abusyon is causer of all varyaunce
Perceyueraunce causeth the grete honoure
Myschaunce alway is rote of doloure
Dede done can not be called agayne
Mede well rewarded bothe with Ioye and payne
Attendaunce doth attayne good fauoure
Abusyon is causer of all varyaunce
Perceyueraunce causeth the grete honoure
Myschaunce alway is rote of doloure
Dede done can not be called agayne
Mede well rewarded bothe with Ioye and payne
Than I toke my leue and went frome geometry
Towarde astronomye as fast as I myght
For all my mynde was sette ryght inwardly
Vpon my lady that was fayre and bryght
My herte with her was bothe day and nyght
She had it locked with a lokke so sure
It was her owne she had therof the cure.
Towarde astronomye as fast as I myght
For all my mynde was sette ryght inwardly
Vpon my lady that was fayre and bryght
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She had it locked with a lokke so sure
It was her owne she had therof the cure.
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How Graunde amoure wente to geometry / & what geometry is. Ca. xxi.
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