IDENTILIN$$ F167.O20/HSDeath Dowden MS Eng. poet.e.99 (ff. 44v-45r; 48v-49r mod)/TJS/corEWS/o/6-5-92
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167.O20.001 Death bee not Proude, though some haue called Thee
167.O20.002 Mightye, and dreadfull, for thou art not soe,
167.O20.003 For those whom thou thinckst thou dost ouerthrowe
167.O20.004 Dye not, Poore Death, nor yett canst Thou kill mee.
167.O20.005 From Rest, and Sleepe, w%5ch%6 but thy Pictures bee
167.O20.006 Much Pleasure, then from Thee much more must flowe,
167.O20.007 And soonest our best men, w%5th%6 Thee doe goe;
167.O20.008 Rest of theyre bones, and Soules deliuerye
167.O20.009 Thou art Slaue to Fate, Chance, Kings, & desperate Men
167.O20.010 And dost w%5th%6 Poyson, Warr, and Sicknes dwell
167.O20.011 And Poppy, or charmes can make vs sleepe as well.
167.O20.012 And better then thy Stroake; Why swellst thou then? [45r; 49r
167.O20.013 One short Sleepe past, wee wake eternally,
167.O20.014 And Death shalbe no more, Death thou shalt Dye.
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