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 Whan graunde Amour had lyued longe wt labell
pucell was arested by aege that brought vnto hȳpolycy and auaryce. Ca. xl.
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How Whan graunde Amour had lyued longe wt labell
pucell was arested by aege that brought vnto hȳpolycy and auaryce. Ca. xl.
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XL. How Whan graunde Amour had lyued longe wt labell pucell was arested by aege that brought vnto hȳpolycy and auaryce. Ca. xl.
Thus as I lyued in suche pleasure gladde
In to the chaumbre came full pryuely
A fayre olde man and in his hande he hadde
A croked staffe he wente full wekely
Vnto me than he came full softly
And with his staffe he toke me on the breste
Obey he sayd I must you nedes a reste
In to the chaumbre came full pryuely
A fayre olde man and in his hande he hadde
A croked staffe he wente full wekely
Vnto me than he came full softly
And with his staffe he toke me on the breste
Obey he sayd I must you nedes a reste
My name is age whiche haue often sene
The lusty youthe perysshe vnhappely
Through the deserte of the selfe I wene
And euermore I do thynke inwardly
That my dedes of youthe were of grete foly
And thou thy selfe ryght Ioyous may be
To lyue so longe for to be lyke to me
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Through the deserte of the selfe I wene
And euermore I do thynke inwardly
That my dedes of youthe were of grete foly
And thou thy selfe ryght Ioyous may be
To lyue so longe for to be lyke to me
Happy is the that may well ouer passe
The narowe brydge ouer fragylyte
Of his wanton youthe brytle as the glasse
For the youthe is open to all fraylte
Redy to fall in to grete iniquyte
Full well is he that is brydled fast
With fayre dame reason tyll this youth be past
The narowe brydge ouer fragylyte
Of his wanton youthe brytle as the glasse
For the youthe is open to all fraylte
Redy to fall in to grete iniquyte
Full well is he that is brydled fast
With fayre dame reason tyll this youth be past
I obeyed his reest there was no remedy
My youthe was past and all my lustynes
And ryght anone to vs came polyzy
With auaryce bryngynge grete ryches
My hole pleasure and delyte doubtles
Was sette vpon treasure insacyate
It to beholde and for to agregate
My youthe was past and all my lustynes
And ryght anone to vs came polyzy
With auaryce bryngynge grete ryches
My hole pleasure and delyte doubtles
Was sette vpon treasure insacyate
It to beholde and for to agregate
The flesshely pleasure I had cast asyde
Lytell I loued for to playe or daunce
But euer I thought how I myght prouyde
To spare my treasure londe and substaunce
This was my mynde / and all my purueyaunce
As vpon dethe I thought lytell or neuer
But gadred ryches as I sholde lyue euer.
Lytell I loued for to playe or daunce
But euer I thought how I myght prouyde
To spare my treasure londe and substaunce
This was my mynde / and all my purueyaunce
As vpon dethe I thought lytell or neuer
But gadred ryches as I sholde lyue euer.
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How Whan graunde Amour had lyued longe wt labell
pucell was arested by aege that brought vnto hȳpolycy and auaryce. Ca. xl.
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