But winter comes and makes each flowre Shrinke from the pillow where it growes, Or an intruding cold hath powre To scorne the perfume of the Rose.
The king being the Inuader, thought it not his part toshrinke from the shocke; being also aduertised that the French King prepared to relieue the Duke.
For what honour had he gained by his former victories, if when he came to the greatest pinch of danger, hee should fearefully shrinke backe?
And him before, I saw with bitter eyes 2 The bold Sansfoy shrinke vnderneath his speare; And now the pray of fowles in field he lyes, 4 Nor wayld of friends, nor laid on groning beare, That whylome was to me too dearely deare.
For as if they be taken vp before Midsummer, or beginning of Iulie, the heads will shrinke like a rosted warden: so after August they will wax drie, become vnfruitfull, and decaie.
Ah that this sight should make so deep a wound, And yet detested life not shrinke thereat: That euer death should let life beare his name, Where life hath no more interest but to breath Mar.
Come go with me, Vnder our Tents Ile play the Ease-dropper, To heare if any meane to shrinke from me.
But be he as he will, yet once ere night, I will imbrace him with a Souldiers arme, That he shall shrinke vnder my curtesie.
If there be ten, shrinke not, but down with 'em 3.
There is no hope that euer I will stay, If the first howre I shrinke and run away: Here on my knee I begge Mortalitie, Rather then Life, preseru'd with Infamie Talb.
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