THE WYSHES OF THE WISE. The wishes of the wise, WHEN shal this time of trauail cease, When shal the daies of rest and peace Returne to vs agayne? When shall the minde be moued right When shall our mocions and delight When shall the tyme of wofull teares When shall the aged with gray heares When shall Hierusalem reioyce When shall the walles erected bee, When shall the vineyard be restorde When shal the spirit more feruent be When shall thy mercies set vs free When shall the serpentes, that surmise Be bounde to better exercise, Or vtterly reiecte ? When shall the bloude reuenged be Be caste into the ded? When shall that man of synne appeare To bee euen as he is? When shal thy babes and children dere Receyue eternall blisse? When shall that painted hore of Rome Be cast vnto the grounde? When shal her children haue their dome, Which vertue would confounde? When shall thy spouse and turtle-doue Be free from bitter blaste? When shal thy grace our sinnes remoue When shal this lyfe translated bee When shall contention and debate When shall trew dealing rule the roste And single minde in euery coaste When shall our mindes wholly conuert When shall this flesh retourne to duste, When shal the trumpe blow out his blast, When shall thy Christ our Kyng appeare When shall thy sainctes that suffer here Receyue their promest crowne? When shall the faithfull firmely stande Before thy face to dwell? When shall thy foes at thy lyfte hand [ELIZ. POETS.] 121 XIV. SIR NICHOLAS BRETON. STANZAS From "A small Handfull of Fragrant Flowers, gathered out of the Lovely Garden of Sacred Scriptures, fit for any honorable or worshippfull Gentlewomen to smell to." DEARE dames, your sences to revive, Renowne your golden dayes shall beare. The first resembleth Constancie, Delightes to chuse of, for the name. * This pleasaunt braunche in Sarae's brest And she extolled was therefore, The second budde is Modestie, And furnished the companie Of many a Roman matrone bright; So that no blemish there did growe, As long as they the same could showe. The third is vertuous Exercise; The fourth is called Humilitie; The fifth, to set before your eyes The feare of God most reverently; The sixth, obedience to the crowne, And princes' lawes, with great renowne. The seventh is Pacience, for to beare The crosse of Christe continually ; The eyght is liberall talke to heare, And use the same indifferently; The ninth is called Chastitie; The tenth to put up injurie. The eleventh is, to sustayne the poore; The twelfth to aide the comfortlesse, And to endeavour more and more To trayne your steppes to godlynes: Which is a lanterne to your feete, |