Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T19: virtue, fortune, virtues, honour, fame, vice, envy, world, pride, great.
Qui cupis aethereas & summas scandere Vim simul ac fraudem discute chare tibi. rau hic nulla , forti facta ib, Sola Dei tua te trahat, terse fides. Qui placet in terris intactae palludis instar, Vivere Virginiam nitore virgo sequi, Quos tulit & luctus, discas gaudia magna Vitae, dum parce scinder fila pareot. Huc ades ô virgo, paritere moritura sepulchre, Sic ait & faciem pallida morte mutat. WHo doth desire the trump of fame, to sound unto the Skies, Or else who seeks the holy place, where mighty Ioue he lies, He must not by deceitful mind, nor yet by puissant strength, But by the faith and sacred life, he must it win a length, And what she be that virgin's life, on earth would gladly lead, The floods that Virginia did fall, I wish her read, Her dolor and her doleful loss, and yet her joys at death, Come Virgins pure to grave with me, quoth she with latest breath, You Lordings all that present be, this tragedy to hear, Note well what zeal and love, herein doth well appear, And Ladies you that linked are, in wedlock bands for ever, Do imitate the life you see, whose fame will perish never, But Virgins you, oh Ladies fair, for honour of your name. do lead the life apparent here, to win immortal fame, Let not the blinded God of Love, as Poets term him so, Nor venus with her venery, nor Leehors cause of woe Your virgin's name to spot or file: dear dames observe the like, That fair Virginia did observe, who rather wish the knife, Of father's hand her life to end, than spot her chastity: As she did wail, wail you her want you maids of courtesy. If any by example here, would shun that great annoy, Our Author would rejoice in heart, and we would leap for joy, Would God's that our endeavour may, as well to please your ears, As is our authors meaning here, then were we void of fears: But patiently we wish you bear with this our first attempt. Which surely will to do our best, then yield us no contempt, And as you please in patient wise, our first for to receive, Ere long a better shall you win, if god do grant us leave. BEfore the time that fortune's lot, did show each fate his doom, Or Bird, or Beast, or fish, or Foul, or Earth had taken room The Gods they did decree to frame, the thing is ended now, The Heavens, and the Planets eke, and moist from air to bow. Then framed they the man of mould & clay, & gave him time to reign, As seemed best their sacred minds, to run and turn again: They framed also after this, out of his tender side, A piece of much formosity, with him for to abide: From infancy to lusty you, and so to reign a while, And well to live, till Etas he unwares, do him beguile. And sith to see these gifts of them, no grounded cave to view, Not daintily to deck them up, which after they may rue:
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Qui cup aethereas & ſummas ſandere ſed Vim ſimul ac fraudem diſcute chare tibi. rau hic nulla , forti facta ib, Sola Dei tua te trahat, terſe fides. Qui placet in terris intactae palludis inſtar, Viuere Virginim nitore virgo ſequi, Quo tulit & luctus, diſcas gaudia magna Vitae, dum prcide fila pareot. Huc a ô virgo, paritere moritura ſepulchre, Sic ai & faciem pallida morte mutat. WHo doth deſire the trump of ſame, to ſound vnto the Skies, Or els who ſeekes the holy place, where mighty Ioue he lies, He muſt not by deceitfull mind, nor yet by puiſſant ſtrength, But by the faith and ſacred lyfe, he muſt it win a length, And what ſhe be that virgins lyfe, on earth wold gladly leade, The Sluds that Virginia did fall, I wiſh her reade, Her doller and vir dolefull loſſe, and yet her wyes at death, Come Virgins pure to graue with mée, quoth ſhe with lateſt breath, You Lordings all that preſent be, this Tragidie to heare, Note well what zeale and loue, heerein doth well appeare, And Ladies you that linked are, in wedlocke bandes for euer, Do imitate the life you ſée, whoſe ſame will periſh neuer, But Virgins you, oh Ladies faire, for honour of your name. Doo lead the life apparent héere, to win immortall ſame, Let not the blinded God of Loue, as Poets tearme him ſo, Nor venus with her venery, nor Leehors cauſe of wo Your Virgins name to ſpot or file: deare dames obſerue the like, That faire Verginia did obſerue, who rather wiſh the knife, Of fathers hand hir life to ende, then ſpot her chaſtety: As ſhe did waile, waile you her want you maids of courteſte. If any by example heere, would ſhun that great anoy, Our Authour would reioyce in hart, and we would leap for ioy, Would Gods that our indeuer may, as well to pleaſe your eares, As is our Auctors meaning héere, then were we voyde of feares: But paciently wee wiſh you beare with this our firſt attempt. Which ſurely will to do our beſt, then yéeld vs no contempt, And as you pleaſe in pacient wiſe, our firſt for to receiue, Ere long a better ſhall you win, if god do graunt vs leaue. BEfore the time that fortunes lot, dyd ſhew ech fate his dome, Or Byrde, or Beaſt, or fiſh, or Foule, or Earth had taken rome The Gods they did decree to frame, the thing is ended now, The Heauens, and the Planets eke, and moyſt from ayre to bow. Then framed they ye man of mould & clay, & gaue him time to raign, As ſéemed beſt their ſacred minds, to runne and turne againe: They framed aiſo after this, out of his tender ſide, A péece of much formoſitie, with him for to abide: From infanſie to luſty you, and ſo to raigne a while, And well to liue, tyl Etas he vnwares, do him begyle. And ſith to ſee theſe giftes of them, no grounded caue to vew, Not daintyly to deck them vp, which after they may rew: