IDENTILIN$$ F167.B32/HSDeath BL Harley 4955 (f. 140v)/ TJS/mf/GAS/o/7-17-92
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167.B32.001 Death be not Proud, though some haue called Thee
167.B32.002 Mightye, & dreadfull, for thou art not soe,
167.B32.003 For those whom thou thinckst thou dost overthrowe
167.B32.004 Dye not, Poore death, nor yett canst thou kill mee.
167.B32.005 From %Ysleepe%Z rest, & sleepe, w%5ch%6 but thy Pictures bee
167.B32.006 Much pleasure, then from thee much most flowe,
167.B32.007 And soonest our best men, w%5th%6 Thee doe goe;
167.B32.008 Rest of theyre bones, & soules deliuerye,
167.B32.009 Thou art slaue to Fate, Chance, Kings, & desperate men,
167.B32.010 And dost w%5th%6 Poyson, warr, & sicknes dwell,
167.B32.011 And Poppy, or Charmes can make vs sleepe as well,
167.B32.012 And better then thy stroake; why swellst thou then?
167.B32.013 One short sleepe past, wee wake Eternallye,
167.B32.014 And death shall be no more, Death thou shalt Dye.|
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