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PASSION. III. (Book 3)
〈◊〉〈◊〉 Nimphs in mournfull sables drest
Nith plyant pipes sound dolefull musick note,
•…•…ewayle your sheapheards fare, that thus opprest,
〈◊〉〈◊〉 increase of sorrowes set a floate:
〈◊〉〈◊〉 course doth scarce abide the tu•…•…ch of time,
〈◊〉〈◊〉 wearied heart endur'd the bale-full chime.
•…•…he sound of chime doth sound in lothed eares,
•…•…could endure such cruell sound to heare,
•…•…hich doth encrease a heape of dreadfull feares.
Where to my soule darke horror doth appeare:
Long passed cares renewe againe their course,
Fates fatall chaunce doth change from bad to worse.
A happie man had I neu'r happie byn,
For fortunes s•…•…le did cause my greatest fall,
To purchase ease by newe encrease of sinne;
Were for to make my soule, my bodies th•…•…all:
Hap then what may, let fortune frowne or smile,
•…•…res cruell scourge shall not my minde defile.
〈◊〉〈◊〉 shrines I sill with volumes of my griefe,
〈◊〉〈◊〉 de I craue to quench the burning fier,
〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 brought to CACAS some reliefe;
〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…orts may reuiue my dead desier:
〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hope by fortunes passed change,
〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…mes the d•…•…arts wilde to range.