George Gascoigne (d. 1577). Lines Written on a Garden Seat. William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. 1907. The Book of Elizabethan Verse

William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Elizabethan Verse. 1907.

Lines Written on a Garden Seat

By George Gascoigne (d. 1577)


IF thou sit here to view this pleasant garden place,
Think thus—At last will come a frost and all these flowers deface:
But if thou sit at ease to rest thy weary bones,
Remember death brings final rest to all our grievous groans;
So whether for delight, or here thou sit for ease,	5
Think still upon the latter day: so shalt thou God best please.