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A verse with rare Attractions, yet become
His English Muse, like an Arachnean Loome,
Wrought spight of Pallas; and therein bewrates
More tongue then truth, beggs, and adopts his Bayes;
So Ostentation, hee bee neuer so
Larded with labour, to suborne his showe;
Shall soothe within him, but a bastard soule,
No more Heauen heyring, then Earths sonne the Moule.
But as in dead Calmes, emptiest smokes arise
Vncheckt, and free; vp, strait into the skies;
So drousie Peace, that in her humor steepes
All she affects, lets such rise while she sleepes.
Many, and most Men, haue of wealth least store,
But None the gracious shame that fits the Pore;
So most learn'd Men, enough are Ignorant;
But few the grace haue, to confesse their want,
Till Liues, and Learnings, come concomitant.
For from Mens knowledges; their Liues-Acts flowe;
Vaineglorious Acts then, vaine proue all they know.
As Night, the life-enclining starrs, best showes;
So liues obscure, the starriest soules disclose.
For me; let iust Men iudge by what I show
In Acts expos'd, how much I erre, or knowe;
And let not Enuie, make all worse then nought
With her meere headstrong, and quite braineles thought:
Others, for doing nothing; giuing All;
And bounding all worth in her bursten Gall.
God and my deare Redeemer, rescue Me
His English Muse, like an Arachnean Loome,
Wrought spight of Pallas; and therein bewrates
More tongue then truth, beggs, and adopts his Bayes;
So Ostentation, hee bee neuer so
Larded with labour, to suborne his showe;
Shall soothe within him, but a bastard soule,
No more Heauen heyring, then Earths sonne the Moule.
But as in dead Calmes, emptiest smokes arise
Vncheckt, and free; vp, strait into the skies;
So drousie Peace, that in her humor steepes
All she affects, lets such rise while she sleepes.
Many, and most Men, haue of wealth least store,
But None the gracious shame that fits the Pore;
So most learn'd Men, enough are Ignorant;
But few the grace haue, to confesse their want,
Till Liues, and Learnings, come concomitant.
For from Mens knowledges; their Liues-Acts flowe;
Vaineglorious Acts then, vaine proue all they know.
As Night, the life-enclining starrs, best showes;
So liues obscure, the starriest soules disclose.
For me; let iust Men iudge by what I show
In Acts expos'd, how much I erre, or knowe;
And let not Enuie, make all worse then nought
With her meere headstrong, and quite braineles thought:
Others, for doing nothing; giuing All;
And bounding all worth in her bursten Gall.
God and my deare Redeemer, rescue Me
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