Those who were condemned to be smothered to death by sinking downe into the softe bottome of an high built bedde of roses, neuer dide so sweete a death as I shoulde die, if her rose coloured disdaine were my deathsman.
Ythrild with deepe disdaine of his proud threat, 2 She shortly thus; Fly they, that need to fly; Words fearen babes.
Brittle beauty blossome daily fading Morne, noone, and eue in age and eke in eld Dangerous disdaine full pleasantly perswading Easie to gripe but combrous to weld.
Why doo thy corall lips disdaine to kisse, And sucke that sweete which manie have desired?
How can I butdisdaine The emptie fallacies of mirth; And in my midnight thoughts retaine, How high so ere I spread, my root's in earth?
But he whom heavenly fire doth warme, And 'gainst these powerful follies arme, Doth soberly disdaine All these fond humane misteries As the deceitfull and unwise Distempers of our braine.
The thought of this begets that brave disdaine With which thou view'st the world and makes those vaine Treasures of fancy, serious fooles so court, And sweat to purchase, thy contempt or sport.
For, Pride is none other thinge, then to despise and disdaine another.
For it may be thought thou doest disdaine it, or grunt at thy carver.
And albeit men be well pleased, that men doe give them worship & honour: yet when they find them selves cuningly courted, they be soone weary of it, and also disdaine it.
Or: Io son vostro servidore: Or els: vostro schiavo in catena: you must not disdaine it, more then other.
But yet through disdaine of some that enuied their good successe, the same Prendergest and Long were accused of robberies which they should practise, in spoling such ships as they met with, of diuerse things against the owners wils.
If it be a short and violent death, wee have no leisure to feare it; if otherwise, I perceive that according as I engage my selfe in sicknesse, I doe naturally fall into some disdaine and contempt of life.
You see great men in birth, esteeme and fortune, 90 Rather then lose a scruple of their right, Fawne basely vpon such, whose gownes put off, They would disdaine for Seruants.
What euer fare you hap to finde, take welcome for the best, That hauing then disdaine thou not, for wanting of the rest.
Naught else but to paine me, and nothing to gaine me, But make them disdaine me I wot ner for what.
The king hearing those words, sayd to himselfe: “This woman peraduenture, is sente vnto me of God, and therefore why should I disdaine to proue her cunninge?
The honour of these noble boughs down threw: Under the wedge I heard the tronck to grone; And since, I saw the roote in great disdaine A twinne of forked trees send forth againe.
If her disdaine least change in you can move, you doe not love, For whilst your hopes give fuell to the fire, you sell desire.
It shall be so, disdaine they ne're so much: Henry is youthfull, and will quickly yeeld.
Is it possible Disdaine should die, while shee hath such meete foode to feede it, as Signior Benedicke?
The false reuolting Normans thorough thee, Disdaine to call vs Lord, and Piccardie Hath slaine their Gouernors, surpriz'd our Forts, And sent the ragged Souldiers wounded home.
Aduance braue Titus, They do disdainevs much beyond our Thoughts, which makes me sweat with wrath.
Yet Nature might haue made me as these are, Therefore I will not disdaine Clo.
As for my Country, I haue shed my blood, Not fearing outward force: So shall my Lungs Coine words till their decay, against those Meazels Which we disdaine should Tetter vs, yet sought The very way to catch them Bru.
Thus with disdaine ynough you mocke a man in state rather to be pittied.
Tell them her hate, and her disdaine was causelesse, Oh, leaue not out to tell how I was guiltlesse.
She nere did once disdaine him halfe so much, As now she honors him, loues force is such.
But (blinded as shee was) shee steemes him not, hate and disdaine doe neuer brooke respect, Shee did not knowe that beauties foulest blot consisted in true-louing harts neglect.
Thou hast the fayrest face that e're was seene, but in thy breast (that Alablaster Rocke) Thou hast a fouler hart; disdaine hath beene accounted blacker then the Chimnies stocke.
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