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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Of the derecte operacyons of nature. Ca. xxiii.
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Of the derecte operacyons of nature. Ca. xxiii.
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XXIII. Of the derecte operacyons of nature. Ca. xxiii.
And for asmoche that he made nature
Fyrst of all to haue domynacyon
The power of her I shall anone dyscure
How that she taketh her operacyon
And wher vpon is her foundacyon
In symple and rude opprest with neclygence
Shall dyscryue the myght of her preemynence
Fyrst of all to haue domynacyon
The power of her I shall anone dyscure
How that she taketh her operacyon
And wher vpon is her foundacyon
In symple and rude opprest with neclygence
Shall dyscryue the myght of her preemynence
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For though that aungell be inuysyble
In palpable and also celestyall
Withouten substaunce as incencyble
Yet haue they nature whiche is angelycall
For nature / naturynge / naturate made all
Heuen and erthe and the bodyes aboue
By course of nature for to werke and moue
In palpable and also celestyall
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Yet haue they nature whiche is angelycall
For nature / naturynge / naturate made all
Heuen and erthe and the bodyes aboue
By course of nature for to werke and moue
On man or beest without ony mys
She werketh dyrectly after the aspecte
Of the mater be it more or lesse ywys
And doth therof the hole fourme dyrecte
After the qualyte it doth take effecte
Yf there be more than may one suffyse
A bye membre she wyll than more deuyse
She werketh dyrectly after the aspecte
Of the mater be it more or lesse ywys
And doth therof the hole fourme dyrecte
After the qualyte it doth take effecte
Yf there be more than may one suffyse
A bye membre she wyll than more deuyse
As that in vre ye may it dayly se
Vpon one hande some hath thombes twayne
And other also somtyme armes thre
The superfluyte is cause therof certayne
Whiche that dame nature dooth constrayne
So for to do for she leseth noughte
Of the mater but hath it hooly wroughte
Vpon one hande some hath thombes twayne
And other also somtyme armes thre
The superfluyte is cause therof certayne
Whiche that dame nature dooth constrayne
So for to do for she leseth noughte
Of the mater but hath it hooly wroughte
And in lykewyse where is not suffycyent
Of the mater for the hole formacyon
There lacketh a membre by grete impedyment
So that there can be no perfyte facyon
As may be Iuged by perfyte reason
After the qualyte of thy mater lackynge
So lacketh they of natures fourmynge
Of the mater for the hole formacyon
There lacketh a membre by grete impedyment
So that there can be no perfyte facyon
As may be Iuged by perfyte reason
After the qualyte of thy mater lackynge
So lacketh they of natures fourmynge
Some lacketh a legge / some an arme also
Some a fynger / and some more or lesse
All these causes with many other mo
Nature Werketh so dyrectly doutles
Vp on the mater as I do expresse
After the qualyte in many a sondry wyse
The kynde of her we ought nothynge despyse
Some a fynger / and some more or lesse
All these causes with many other mo
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Vp on the mater as I do expresse
After the qualyte in many a sondry wyse
The kynde of her we ought nothynge despyse
Some be fayre and replete with grace
Some be fayre and yet ryghte vnhappy
Some be foule and can sone purchace
Landes and possessyons to them shortly
Some be fooles and some be ryght wytty
Where vpon I shall shewe a dyfference
Of the .v. wyttes by good experyence.
Some be fayre and yet ryghte vnhappy
Some be foule and can sone purchace
Landes and possessyons to them shortly
Some be fooles and some be ryght wytty
Where vpon I shall shewe a dyfference
Of the .v. wyttes by good experyence.
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Of the derecte operacyons of nature. Ca. xxiii.
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