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Like as an Oven that long time hath been heat. Whole vehemenc}' at length doth grow lb great, That if you do withdraw^ her burning ftore, Tis^ for a time as fervent as before. Now go thofe frolick Swains, the Shepherd Lads To wafh the thick cloth'd flocks with pipes full glad In the cool ftreams they labour with delight Rubbing their dirty coats till they look white; Whole fleece when finely^ fpun and deeply dy'd With Robes thereof Kings have been dignili'd. Blefl ruftick Swains, your pleafant quiet life, \_^?i\
Hath envy bred in Kings that were at ftrife, Carelefs of worldly wealth you fmg" and pipe, Whilft they'r imbroyl'd in wars & troubles rife;" Which made great Bajazet cry out in's woes, Oh happy fhepherd which hath not to lofe. Orthobiilus, nor yet Sebajiia great. But whift'leth to thy flock in cold and heat.^
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i Instead ot" this and the preceding line, the first edition has, — 'Mongft all je Ihepheards never but one man, Was like that noble, brave Archadidu. Yet hath your life, made kings the fame envy. Though you repofe on graffe under the skye.
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- "'Molt of the Latine hiftories report, that when Tamerlane had taken
Sebastia, hee put all the men to the fword, and bringing the women and children into the fields without the citie. there ouer-ran them with his horfemen, excepting fome few which were referued for prifoners. As alio that Baiazet there loft his eldeft fonne Erthogrul (of fome called Ortho- bules) whofe death with the loffe of the citie fo much grieued him (as is
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