Wish that like balefull cheere might thee befall, 2310 And seeke for death that flies so wretched wight, Vntill to shunne the honour of the fight, And dreadfull vengeance of supernall ire.
She thought therfore to shunne the cause of their offence.
But our women, would be much ashamed to speake so: yea to shunnethis ambiguous woord, y^t signifieth a worse matter, they rather say Le castagne.
And therfor let them that desire to be well thought of and welcome amongst men, endevour them selves to shunne this fault: For it breedes no good liking nor love, but hatred and hurt.
So that, suche as use them selves to speake suche churlishe and fumishe woordes, are taken for sharpe and sower fellowes: & men doe asmuche shunne their acquaintance: as to thrust them selves uppon thornes and thistles.
Also if thou come from Portugal and fallest with the land in eleuen degrees, beare not in with it, neither come neere it, for thou mayest hurt thy selfe in so doing: but thou shaltshunne it, and goe to the Southward.
Who then can strive with strong necessitie, 375 That holds the world in his still chaunging state, Or shunne the death ordaynd by destinie?
Wilt thou forgive that sinne which I did shunne A yeare, or two: but wallowed in, a score?
Wilt thou forgive that sinn w^{ch} I did shunne A yeare or twoe, but wallowed in a score?
In this, my debt I seem'd loath to confesse, 5 In that, I seem'd to shunne beholdingnesse.
Say, for feare her sexe Shunne her, she needs must change; I doe not see How reason e'r can bring that must to thee.
And I can shunne it too, in spight of all, Not going to field; and there to, being so mounted As I will, since I goe.
I shall approve how vile I value feare Of death at all times; but to be too rash, Without both will and care to shunne the worst, (It being in power to doe well and with cheere) 35 Is stupid negligence and worse then feare.
Who then can striue with strong necessitie, That holds the world in his still chaunging state, 8 Or shunne the death ordaynd by destinie?
Let all that liue, hereby be counselled, To shunne Rocke of Reproch, and it as death to dred.
But though I shunne tediousnesse herein, I feare lest I shal breede you Nauseam, while I play the fishmonger: and yet, so large a commoditie may not passe away in silence.
Let him shunne Castles, Safer shall he be vpon the sandie Plaines, Then where Castles mounted stand.
But not altogether, yet as to mount some sharpe precipice, wee must turne about to goe at more ease, to shunne cliffes and precipices: So are wee sometimes to make some small by-courses and digressions to facilitate our Theame.
But more sincerely Porphyrius, although in the rest an impious adversary, a Calumniator of Christianisme; that for the perfect beatitude of soules, they must shunne and fly all bodies.
For if they suspect your knowledge they will shunne your apprehensioun.
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