Poet Michael Drayton

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To My Worthy Frend, Master John Sauage Of The Inner Temple Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCC EFEF GCHC CCCC IIII JKJK CICI LFLF BIBI

Vppon this sinfull earthA
If man can happy beB
And higher then his birthA
Frend take him thus from meB
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Whome promise not deceiuesC
That he the breach should rueD
Nor constant reason leauesC
Opinion to pursueC
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To rayse his mean estateE
That sooths no wanton's sinneF
Doth that preferment hateE
That virtue doth not winneF
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Nor brauery doth admireG
Nor doth more loue professeC
To that he doth desireH
Then that he doth possesseC
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Loose humor nor to pleaseC
That neither spares nor spendsC
But by discretion weyesC
What is to needfull endsC
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To him deseruing notI
Not yeelding nor doth houldI
What is not his doing whatI
He ought not what he couldI
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Whome the base tyrants willJ
Soe much could neuer aweK
As him for good or illJ
From honesty to draweK
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Whose constancy doth riseC
'Boue vndeserued spightI
Whose valewr's to despiseC
That most doth him delightI
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That earely leaue doth takeL
Of th' world though to his payneF
For virtues onely sakeL
And not till need constrayneF
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Noe man can be so freeB
Though in imperiall seateI
Nor Eminent as heB
That deemeth nothing greateI

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