I cannot keepe the meane; for why (alas) Griefes have no meane, though I for meane doe passe.
None can be alwayes one: our griefes and joyes Hold severall scepters in us, and have times For their divided empires: which griefe now in them Doth prove as proper to his diadem.
Wright then, that my griefes which thine got may bee Cured by thy charming soveraigne melodee.
And now by fate: I but my selfe survive, To keepe his mem'ry, and my griefes alive.
For fame it selfe now weares Griefes Livery, and onely speaks in teares.
My Crowne I am, but still my Griefes are mine: You may my Glories and my State depose, But not my Griefes; still am I King of those Bull.
I haue in equall ballance iustly weigh'd, What wrongs our Arms may do, what wrongs we suffer, And finde our Griefesheauier then our Offences.
When remedies are past, the griefes are ended By seeing the worst, which late on hopes depended.
Answere me like men: When griping griefes the heart doth wound, then Musicke with her siluer sound.
My Lord I know not I, nor can I gesse, Vnlesse some fit or frenzie do possesse her: For I haue heard my Gransier say full oft, Extremitie of griefes would make men mad.
A heauier taske could not haue beene impos'd, Then I to speake my griefes vnspeakeable: Yet that the world may witnesse that my end Was wrought by nature, not by vile offence, Ile vtter what my sorrow giues me leaue.
Griefes of mine owne lie heauie in my breast, Which thou wilt propagate to haue it preast With more of thine, this loue that thou hast showne, Doth adde more griefe, to too much of mine owne.
Who dares receiue it other, As we shall make our Griefes and Clamor rore, Vpon his Death?
If it might please you, to enforce no further The griefes betweene ye: to forget them quite, Were to remember: that the present neede, Speakes to attone you Lep.
My Lord, these Griefes shall be with speed redrest: Vpon my Life, they shall.
Another waye of drawing the Oyle of Waxe moste noble, and doth maruelously help the cold Goute, the Sciaticke, the swelling of the legs, and al other griefes proceeding of a colde cause.
To attone with them or if with barbarous hand devoy'd of thy first chastitie thou stand; Vnfold to me; griefesvttered finde redresse: fires vndescern'd burn the more pittilesse.
Oh heauens, what new-founde griefes possesse my mind, what rare impassionated fits be these?
Euen thus he passed the night in such teares, griefes and plaintes, as can not be well reported and vttered.
But if I could recouer before my departure, that surety of you which the greatnesse of my loue deserueth, I shall be strong enough paciently to beare the griefes of my long absence.
From whom the dagger drawne to kill The curelesse griefes that vexe him still For feare and faintnes falleth?
Happy folkes would sell their blessings for her griefes But to be sure to meete them thus.
Let them extoll weake pittie that do neede it, Let meane men cry to have Law and Iustice done And tell their griefes to Heaven that heares them not: Kings must upon the Peoples headlesse courses Walk to securitie and ease of minde.
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