And Sommers greene all girded vp in sheaues Borne on the beare with white and bristly beard: Then of thy beauty do I question make That thou among the wastes of time must goe, Since sweets and beauties do them-selues forsake, And die as fast as they see others grow, And nothing gainst Times sieth can make defence Saue breed to braue him,when he takes thee hence. |
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Against this cumming end you should prepare, And your sweet semblance to some other giue. So should that beauty which you hold in lease Find no determination,then you were You selfe again after your selfes decease, When your sweet issue your sweet forme should beare. Who lets so faire a house fall to decay, Which husbandry in honour might vphold, Against the stormy gusts of winters day And barren rage of deaths eternall cold? O none but vnthrifts,deare my loue you know, You had a Father,let your Son say so. |
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But not to tell of good,or euil lucke, Of plagues,of dearths,or seasons quallity, Nor can I fortune to breefe mynuits tell; Pointing to each his thunder,raine and winde, Or say with Princes if it shal go wel By oft predict that I in heauen finde. But from thine eies my knowledge I deriue, And constant stars in them I read such art As truth and beautie shal together thriue If from thy selfe,to store thou wouldst conuert: |
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