IDENTILIN$$ F110VA2 Nedham ms., 25.F.17\ff.17v-18\JSC\mf\6-26-95\P:GAS\o\7-5-95\C:JSC ('95 & 7-24-00) 110.VA2.HE1 %X%1THE CALME%2 110.VA2.001 Our storme is past and that stormes tyrannouse rage 110.VA2.002 A stupid calme succeeds, w%5ch%6 nought doth swage. 110.VA2.003 The fable is inuerted, and fare more 110.VA2.004 A blocke afflicts now then a storke before. 110.VA2.005 Stormes chafe and soone weare out themselues or vs, 110.VA2.006 In Calmes heauens laugh to see vs languish thus. 110.VA2.007 As steddy as I can wish my thoughts were 110.VA2.008 Smooth as thy M%5rs%6 glasse, or what shines there 110.VA2.009 The sea is now: and as those Iles which we 110.VA2.010 Seeke when wee can remoue, our shipps rooted be, 110.VA2.011 As waters did in stormes, now pitch runs out 110.VA2.012 As lead when a fird' church becomes one spout. 110.VA2.013 And all our beutie and our trim decayes 110.VA2.014 Like courts remoueinge, or like ended playes. 110.VA2.015 The fightinge place the seamens raggs supply 110.VA2.016 And all the tacklinge is a fripperie. 110.VA2.017 No vse of lanthornes; and in one place lay 110.VA2.018 Feathers and dust to day and yesterday. 110.VA2.019 Earths hollownesse which the worlds lunges are 110.VA2.020 Haue no more wind then the vpper vault of ayre. 110.VA2.021 We can nor lost frends nor sought foes recouer 110.VA2.022 But Meteor-like (saue that we moue) we houer. 110.VA2.023 Only the Calenture togeather drawes 110.VA2.024 Deare frends which meet dead in great fishes iawes. 110.VA2.025 And on the hatches as on alters lies 110.VA2.026 Each one his owne preist, and one sacrifice. 110.VA2.027 Who liue that miracles do multiplie 110.VA2.028 Where walkers in hott ouens do not die? 110.VA2.029 If in despight of this wee swimme, that hath 110.VA2.030 No more refreshinge then our brimston-bath, 110.VA2.031 But from the sea into the sea we turne 110.VA2.032 Like parboyld wretches on the coales to burne. 110.VA2.033 Like Baiazet in cage the sheppards scoffe 110.VA2.034 Or like slacke-sinewed Sampson his hayre of 110.VA2.035 Languish our shipps. now as a myriade 110.VA2.036 Of Ants durst th' Emperours loud' snake inuade 110.VA2.037 The crawlinge Gallies, sea-snayles, finny Chipps 110.VA2.038 Might braue our Venices, now bedrid shipps 110.VA2.039 Whither a rotten state and hope of gaine 110.VA2.040 Or to disease me from the queasie paine 110.VA2.041 Of beinge beloud' and loueinge, or the thirst 110.VA2.042 Of honnor or fayre death out push'd me first 110.VA2.043 I loose my end, for here as well as I [f.18] 110.VA2.044 A desperate man may liue a Coward dye. 110.VA2.045 Stagge, dogge or each which from or towards flies 110.VA2.046 Is payd with life or p>r