Maye. 18
(fo: onght may happen... that hath bens befozne)
Capen Hepheardes had none, tnherifaanic,
Ae of land, nop fee tir Cufferaunce; |
Wut what might arife of the bare Hheepe,.
(Were it moze 02 tele) which Hep dtd kecpe.
THell pluis twas tt with (hephearbes thoe:. ,..,
Loughe hauing, nought fearcd they fo forgoe,
3fo2 Pan bimfelfe was their tnbertéaunce,.:,.,
| And little them ferucd foz thepz mayntenaunce. Whe Mhepbearaes Gad lo tvell Chem guided, Eyat of nought they were wxprouided,
- Wutter enough, bonny, milke, and tohay, Gnd thep2 fockes Aeeces them, fo arape, Mut tract of fime,and long pzolperifie;. . shat nource of vice,this of infolencie, . <, Lulled the thephcardes tn (uch fecuritte, |
- bat not content with lopall obepiaunce,
Some gan fo gape fo2 greedie qouernaunce, - And match (hemfelfe tuifh mighfie potentates, ZLouers of Lozn{hip and troublers. of Kates; Sho gan (yepheardes (waines fo looke aloft, .
And leaue to liue hard, znd learne foligge foft:
Sho bnver colour of Shevbeardes, fomeiwhite Shere crept in Gdlolues, full of fraud and guile , - What often denourcdthetr olwnetheepe, And often the hepheardes, that ord bim keepe. SUbis twas the firfk Courle of Shepheardes forotv, hat now nill be quitt with batle,no2 boot,
. Palinode, |.
EDbh2ee thinges to beare, bene very burdenows,
Wut the fourth to fozbeare,is outragtons, secur that of oues longing once luk,
Pardly forbcarcn, but hau tt they mul:
0 toban choler ts inflamed with rage, eaanting reuetige.ts bard to aflivage: sane iwho can countell a thiritie foule,
WUith patterice fo forbeare fhe offren botwlez
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