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Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

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XXVIII. (a) <strong>the</strong> shepheardes calender. 341All Musick sleepes, where death doth leade <strong>the</strong> daunce, 105And shepherds wonted solace is extinct.The blew in black, <strong>the</strong> greene in gray is tinct,The gaudie girlonds deck her graue,The faded flowres her corse embraue.O heauie herse.noMorne nowe, my Muse, now morne with teares besprint.O carefull verse.O thou greate shepheard Lohhin, how great isthy griefeWhere bene <strong>the</strong> nosegayes that she dight for <strong>the</strong>e :The colour[e]d chaplets wrought with a chiefe, 115The knotted rushrings, and gilte Rosemaree ?For shee deemed nothing <strong>to</strong>o deere for <strong>the</strong>e.Ah, <strong>the</strong>y bene all yclad in clay,One bitter blast blewe all away.O heauie herse. 120There<strong>of</strong> nought remaynes but <strong>the</strong> memoree.O carefull verse.Ay me, that dreerie death should strike so mortall stroke,That can vndoe Dame natures kindly courseThe faded lockes fall <strong>from</strong> <strong>the</strong> l<strong>of</strong>tie oke, 125The flouds do gaspe, for dryed is <strong>the</strong>yr sourse.And flouds <strong>of</strong> teares flowe in <strong>the</strong>yr stead perforse.The mantled medowes mourne ^Theyr sondry colours <strong>to</strong>urne \O heauie herse. 130The heauens doe melt in teares without remorse.O carefull verse.1 Printed ' morune,* ' <strong>to</strong>rune.'

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