IDENTILIN$$ F167.B46/HSDeath BL Stowe 961 (f. 99v)/ TJS/mf/GAS/o/7-31-92
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167.B46.001 Deathe be not proude, though some haue called thee
167.B46.002 Mighty and dreadfull for thou art not soe
167.B46.003 For those whome thou thinckst thou dost ouerthrowe
167.B46.004 Dye not (poore Deathe) nor yet canst thou kill me.
167.B46.005 From rest and Sleepe, which but thy Pictures bee
167.B46.006 Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flowe
167.B46.007 And sonest our best men with thee doe goe.
167.B46.008 Rest of theire bodyes, and Soules deliuery
167.B46.009 Th'art Slaue to Fate, Chance, Kings, and desperat men
167.B46.010 And dost with poison, warr, and Sicknes dwell
167.B46.011 And poppy, or Charmes can make us sleepe as well
167.B46.012 And easier then thy Stroke. why Swelst thou then?
167.B46.013 One short sleepe past, we Liue Eternally
167.B46.014 And death shalbe no more; Death, thou shalt Dye. 
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