| Edward Farr, ed. Select Poetry of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. 1845. | | | | Similies on the Same Subject | | XCII. John Bodenham |
| | | AS falls the tree, so prostrate still it lies, | |
| So speedeth life in liuing as it dyes. | |
| As men by life in bondage soone are brought, | |
| Euen so by death is freedome soonest wrought. | |
| As fire burnes fiercely, being still supplyed, | 5 |
| So life postes swiftly when it least is spyed. | |
| As sharp frosts easily nip foreward springs, | |
| So life to end it hath too many things. | |
| As easterne winds doth towardly blossoms blast, | |
| So inward cares makes life to finish fast. | 10 |
| As life is onely by the gift of grace, | |
| So death by nature taketh time and place. | | | | |
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