To Sir Henry Goodyere

• 1Who makes the Past, a patterne for next yeare,
• Critical Apparatus2       Turnes no new leafe, but still the same things reads,
• 3Seene things, he sees againe, heard things doth heare,
• Editor’s Note4  And makes his life, but like a paire of beads.

• 5A Palace, when 'tis that, which it should be,
• Critical Apparatus6  Leaves growing, and stands such, or else decayes:
• 7But hee which dwels there, is not so; for hee
• Critical Apparatus8  Strives to urge upward, and his fortune raise;

• Editor’s Note9So had your body'her morning, hath her noone,
• 10  And shall not better; her next change is night:
• Editor’s Note11But her faire larger guest, to'whom Sun and Moone
• 12  Are sparkes, and short liv'd, claimes another right.

• Editor’s Note13The noble Soule by age growes lustier,
• 14  Her appetite, and her digestion mend,
• Editor’s Note15Wee must not sterve, nor hope to pamper her
• Editor’s NoteCritical Apparatus16  With womens milke, and pappe unto the end.

• Critical Apparatus17Provide you manlyer dyet; you have seene
• 18  All libraries, which are Schools, Camps, and Courts;
• 19But aske your Garners if you have not beene
• Editor’s NoteCritical Apparatus20  In harvests, too indulgent to your sports.

• pg 79Editor’s Note21Would you redeeme it? then your selfe transplant
• Editor’s Note22  A while from hence. Perchance outlandish ground
• Critical Apparatus23Beare no more wit, then ours, but yet more scant
• 24  Are those diversions there, which here abound.

• Editor’s Note25To be a stranger hath that benefit,
• 26  Wee can beginnings, but not habits choke.
• Editor’s NoteCritical Apparatus27Goe; whither? Hence; you get, if you forget;
• Editor’s NoteCritical Apparatus28  New faults, till they prescribe in us, are smoake.

• 29Our soule, whose country'is heaven, and God her father,
• 30  Into this world, corruptions sinke, is sent,
• 31Yet, so much in her travaile she doth gather,
• 32  That she returnes home, wiser then she went;

• Editor’s Note33It payes you well, if it teach you to spare,
• 34  And make you'asham'd, to make your hawks praise, yours,
• 35Which when herselfe she lessens in the aire,
• 36  You then first say, that high enough she toures.

• Editor’s NoteCritical Apparatus37Howsoever, keepe the lively tast you hold
• 38  Of God, love him as now, but feare him more,
• 39And in your afternoones thinke what you told
• 40  And promis'd him, at morning prayer before.

• 41Let falshood like a discord anger you,
• Editor’s NoteCritical Apparatus42  Else be not froward. But why doe I touch
• 43Things, of which none is in your practise new,
• Editor’s NoteCritical Apparatus44  And Fables, or fruit-trenchers teach as much;

• Critical Apparatus45But thus I make you keepe your promise Sir,
• 46  Riding I had you, though you still staid there,
• 47And in these thoughts, although you never stirre,
• Editor’s NoteCritical Apparatus48  You came with mee to Micham, and are here.