Thus all the associats of this vnhappie conspiracie tasted the painefull penance of their plesant pastime.
The Frenchmen after the armies were thus withdrawne, returned into Britaine, making small brags of their painefull iournie.
How dolorous, how sorrowfull is it to write, and much more painefull to remember the chances and infortunities that happened within two yeares in England and Scotland, betweene naturall brethren.
Howbeit their passionate and ambitious reckoning ought not to bee prejudiciall to other mens chargeable and painefull enterprises and honourable travels in discoverie.
And to augment herpainefull pennance more, 2 Thrise euery weeke in ashes she did sit, And next her wrinkled skin rough sackcloth wore, 4 And thrise three times did fast from any bit: But now for feare her beads she did forget.
But that accursed Hag, her hostesse late, 2 Had so enranckled her malitious hart, That she desyrd th'abridgement of her fate, 4 Or long enlargement of her painefull smart.
But who is that that brings a heavy loade, Behinde him on a painefull porters backe?
Let me speake prowdly: Tell the Constable, We are but Warriors for the working day: Our Gaynesse and our Gilt are all besmyrcht With raynie Marching in the painefull field.
XIV And to augment her painefull pennance more, Thrise every weeke in ashes she did sit, And next her wrinkled skin rough sackcloth wore, 120 And thrise three times did fast from any bit: But now for feare her beads she did forget.
But, if what I haue done, receiue the gracious construction of a painefull pilgrimage, and purchase the least remission, I shall thinke all too litle, and that there were wanting to the rest many miseries.
And it is likewise obserued by strangers, that the Cornish miles are much longer then those about London, if at least the wearinesse of their bodies (after so painefull a iourney) blemish not the coniecture of their mindes.
I know more touching these two commodities last remembred then any man of our nation doeth; for that I haue some knowledge in such matters, and haue most desired the finding of them by painefull trauaile, and most diligent inquirie.
Ah, Adelasia, what happie miserie dost thou finde in this free prison, where pleasure hath no place till the enemies haue disquieted the life, with a Million of painefull aud daungerous trauailes?
So might the heire whose father hath in play Wasted a thousand pound of ancient rent; By painefull earning of a[74] groate a day, Hope to restore the patrimony spent.
So might the heire whose father hath in play Wasted a thousand pound of ancient rent; By painefull earning of a groate a day, Hope to restore the patrimony spent.
It is my selfe I saye, that whilom in painefull blisse, did bath my selfe, and fedde mine eyes with the happie viewe of the heauenliest creature that euer God did make.
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