To the Right Honourable William, Earle of Salisbury, Viscount Cramborne, Baron Cecill of Effinden, Kinght of the Garter
Well, view you all the world and finde it Clay ,
Injoyed honours you see fleet away;
Losse is all riches, in your wise account,
Likewise there's nothing here doth losse surmount;
In earth finde what you will that had may be,
Alas, alas, 'tis brittle Clay you see;
Many great Monarchs, who have born great sway,
Cloathed now are with ignorance in Clay .
Ev'n this your honour seeing, doth provide
Climing on high, a surer State to bide;
In vertue so you fix so firme a stay,
Lasting estate you have will not away,
Lively proclaiming, that you will clime Clay .
Injoyed honours you see fleet away;
Losse is all riches, in your wise account,
Likewise there's nothing here doth losse surmount;
In earth finde what you will that had may be,
Alas, alas, 'tis brittle Clay you see;
Many great Monarchs, who have born great sway,
Cloathed now are with ignorance in Clay .
Ev'n this your honour seeing, doth provide
Climing on high, a surer State to bide;
In vertue so you fix so firme a stay,
Lasting estate you have will not away,
Lively proclaiming, that you will clime Clay .
Translation:
Language:
Reviews
No reviews yet.