¶The Heard-mans happie life.
VVHat pleasure haue great Princes,
more daintie to their choice,
Englands Helicon. Or The Muses harmony.
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- Title
- Englands Helicon. Or The Muses harmony.
- Publication
- London :: Printed [by Thomas Snodham] for Richard More, and are to be sould at his shop in S. Dunstanes Church-yard,
- 1614.
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- Pastoral poetry, English.
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"Englands Helicon. Or The Muses harmony." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A16274.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
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Then Heardmen wilde, who carelesse,
in quiet life reioyce?
And Fortunes Fate not fearing,
Sing sweet in Sommer morning.
Their dealings plaine and rightfull
are voyd of all deceit:
They neuer know how spightfull,
it is to kneele and waite;
On fauourite presumptuous,
Whose pride is vaine and sumptuous.
All day their flocks each tendeth,
at night they take their rest:
More quiet then who sendeth
his ship into the East;
Where Gold and Pearle are plentie,
But getting very daintie.
For Lawyers and their pleading,
they 'steeme it not a straw:
They thinke that honest meaning,
is of it selfe a law;
Where conscience iudgeth plainely,
They spend no money vainely.
Oh happy who thus liueth,
not caring much for gold:
With cloathing which sufficeth,
to keepe him from the cold.
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Though poore and plaine his diet:
Yet merry it is and quiet.
FINIS.
Out of M. Birds set Songs.