Complaints

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Scholartis Press, 1928 - 269 من الصفحات
 

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الصفحة 1 - ... imbeziled and purloyned from him, since his departure over Sea. Of the which I have by good meanes gathered togeather these fewe parcels present, which I have caused to bee imprinted altogeather, for that they al seeme to containe like matter of argument in them : being all complaints and meditations of the worlds vanitie ; verie grave and profitable.
الصفحة 6 - Looke backe, who list, unto the former ages, And call to count what is of them become : Where be those learned wits and antique Sages, Which of all wisedome knew the perfect somme ? Where those great warriors, which did overcome The world with conquest of their might and maine, And made one meare of th...
الصفحة 101 - Unhappie wight, borne to desastrous end, That doth his life in so long tendance spend! Who ever leaves sweete home, where meane estate In safe assurance, without strife or hate, Findes all things needfull for contentment meeke...
الصفحة 34 - O ! all is gone ; and all that goodly glee, Which wont to be the glorie of gay wits, Is layd abed, and no where now to see ; And in her roome unseemly Sorrow sits, With hollow browes and greisly countenaunce, Marring my joyous gentle dalliaunce.
الصفحة 100 - What hell it is, in suing long to bide : To loose good dayes, that might be better spent...
الصفحة 36 - Each idle wit at will presumes to make, And doth the Learneds taske vpon him take. But that same gentle Spirit, from whose pen Large streames of honnie and sweete Nectar flowe, Scorning the boldnes of such base-borne men, Which dare their follies forth so rashlie throwe ; 220 Doth rather choose to sit in idle Cell, Than so himselfe to mockerie to sell.
الصفحة 141 - With his aire-cutting wings he measured wide, Ne did he leave the mountaines bare unseene, Nor the ranke grassie fennes delights untride. But none of these, how ever sweet they beene, Mote please his fancie, nor him cause t...
الصفحة 35 - Sport, Delight and Laughter deckt in seemly sort. All these, and all that els the Comick Stage With seasoned wit and goodly pleasance graced...
الصفحة 155 - Learne, by their losse, to love the low degree ; And if that Fortune chaunce you up to call To honours seat, forget not what you be : For he that of himselfe is most secure Shall finde his state most fickle and unsure. l Deface, disparage, despise. THE VISIONS OF BELLAY.
الصفحة 263 - London./ Imprinted for William/ Ponsonbie, dwelling in Paules/ Churchyard at the signe of/ the Bishops head./ 1591. Title-pages with the same border, device, and imprint before The Teares of the Muses, Mother Hubberds Tale, and Muiopotmos.

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