Part 22

Well dy'd the World, that we might live to see This world of wit, in his Anatomie: No evill wants his good; so wilder heires Bedew their Fathers Tombes, with forced teares, Whose state requites their losse: whiles thus we gain, 5 Well may wee walke in blacks, but not complaine. Yet how can I consent the world is dead While this Muse lives? which in his spirits stead Seemes to informe a World; and bids it bee, In spight of losse or fraile mortalitie? 10 And thou the subject of this welborne thought, Thrice noble maid, couldst not have found nor sought A fitter time to yeeld to thy sad Fate, Then whiles this spirit lives, that can relate Thy worth so well to our last Nephews eyne, 15 That they shall wonder both at his and thine: Admired match! where strives in mutuall grace The cunning pencill, and the comely face: A taske which thy faire goodnesse made too much For the bold pride of vulgar pens to touch; 20 Enough is us to praise them that praise thee, And say, that but enough those prayses bee, Which hadst thou liv'd, had hid their fearfull head From th'angry checkings of thy modest red: Death barres reward and shame: when envy's gone, 25 And gaine, 'tis safe to give the dead their owne. As then the wise Egyptians wont to lay More on their Tombes, then houses: these of clay, But those of brasse, or marble were: so wee Give more unto thy Ghost, then unto thee. 30 Yet what wee give to thee, thou gav'st to us, And may'st but thanke thy selfe, for being thus: Yet what thou gav'st, and wert, O happy maid, Thy grace profest all due, where 'tis repayd. So these high songs that to thee suited bin 35 Serve but to sound thy Makers praise, in thine, Which thy deare soule as sweetly sings to him Amid the Quire of Saints, and Seraphim, As any Angels tongue can sing of thee; The subjects differ, though the skill agree: 40 For as by infant-yeares men judge of age, Thy early love, thy vertues, did presage What an high part thou bear'st in those best songs, Whereto no burden, nor no end belongs. Sing on thou virgin Soule, whose lossfull gaine 45 Thy lovesick parents have bewail'd in vaine; Never may thy Name be in our songs forgot, Till wee shall sing thy ditty and thy note.

[An Anatomie _&c._ _1611-33:_ Anatomie _&c._ _1635-69_

The first Anniversary. _1612-69:_ _om. 1611_. _See note_

To the praise of the dead _&c._ _1611-69_ (Dead _1611_)]

[8 While] Whiles _1639-69_]

[21 is] it is _1699_]

[25 shame: _1611_, _1612-25:_ shame, _1633-69_]

[26 gaine, _1633-69:_ gaine; _1612-25_]

[34 where] were _1621-25_]

[35 bin _1633-39:_ bine _1611:_ bine, _1612-21:_ bine. _1625:_ bin, _1650-69_]

[36 praise, in thine, _1611_, _1612-25:_ praise and thine, _1633-69_]

[38 Quire _1611_, _1612-25:_ quire _1633-69_]

[39 tongue _1611_, _1612-39:_ tongues _1650-69_]

[41 infant-yeares _1611_, _1621-25:_ infant yeares _1633-69_]

[42 vertues, _1611_, _1612-25:_ vertues _1633-69_

presage _1612-25:_ presage, _1633-69_]

[43 What an hie ... best songs, _1611-12:_ What hie ... best songs _1621-25:_ What high ... best of songs, _1633-69_]

[47 our _1611_, _1612-54:_ _om. 1669_

forgot,] forgot. _1621-25_]

An Anatomy of the World.

_The first Anniversary._