1081THat time of yeeare thou mai
st in me behold,
1082When yellow leaues,
or none,
or few doe hange
1083Vpon tho
se boughes which
shake again
st the could,
1084Bare rn'wd quiers,
where late the
sweet birds
sang.
1085In me thou
see
st the twi-light of
such day,
1086As after Sun-
set fadeth in the We
st,
1087Which by and by blacke night doth take away,
1088Deaths
second
selfe that
seals vp all in re
st.
1089In me thou
see
st the glowing of
such
fire,
1090That on the a
shes of his youth doth lye,
1091As the death bed,
whereon it mu
st expire,
1092Con
sum'd with that which it was nurri
sht by.
1093 This thou perceu'
st,
which makes thy loue more
strong,
1094To loue that well,
which thou mu
st leaue ere long.
1096BVt be contented when that fell are
st,
1097With out all bayle
shall carry me away,
1098My life hath in this line
some intere
st,
1099Which for memoriall
still with thee
shall
stay.
1100When thou reuewe
st this,
thou doe
st reuew,
1101The very part was con
secrate to thee,
1102The earth can haue but earth,
which is his due,
1103My
spirit is thine the better part of me,
1104So then thou ha
st but lo
st the dregs of life,
1105The pray of wormes,
my body being dead,
1106The coward conque
st of a wretches knife,
1107To ba
se of thee to be remembred,
1108 The worth of that,
is that which it containes,
1109And that is this, and this with thee remaines.
1111SO are you to my thoughts as food to life,
1112Or as
sweet
sea
son'd
shewers are to the ground;
1113And for the peace of you I hold
such
strife,
1114As twixt a mi
ser and his wealth is found.
1115Now proud as an inioyer,
and anon
1116Doubting the
filching age will
steale his trea
sure,
1117Now counting be
st to be with you alone,
1118Then betterd that the world may
see my plea
sure,
1119Some-time all ful with fea
sting on your
sight,
1120And by and by cleane
starued for a looke,
1121Po
sse
ssing or pur
suing no delight
1122Saue what is had,
or mu
st from you be tooke.
1123 Thus do I pine and
surfet day by day,
1124Or gluttoning on all,
or all away,