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" A vine ouer-shadowing a seate, is very comely, though 

 her grapes with vs ripe slowly. 



" One chiefe grace that adornes an Orchard, 1 cannot let 

 slip : A brood of nightingales, who with their seuerall notes 

 and tunes, with a strong delightsome voyce, out of a weake 

 body, will beare you company night and day. She loues 

 (and hues in) hots of woods in her hart. She will helpe you 

 to cleanse your trees of caterpillers, and all noysome wormes 

 and flyes. The gentle robin red-breast will helpe her, and 

 in winter in the coldest stormes will keepe a part. Neither 

 will the silly wren be behind in summer, with her distinct 

 whistle (like a sweete recorder) to cheere your spirits. 



" The black -bird and threstle (for I take it the thrush 

 sings not, but deuoures) sing loudly in a May morning, and 

 delights the eare much (and you neede not want their com- 

 pany, if you haue ripe cherries or berries, and would as 

 gladly as the rest do you pleasure :) But I had rather want 

 their company than my fruit. 



" What shall I say ? A thousand of pleasant delightes are 

 attendant in an Orchard : and sooner shall I be weary, than 

 I can recken the least part of that pleasure, which one that 

 hath and loues an Orchard, may find therein. 



" What is there of all these few that I haue reckoned, 

 which doth not please the eye, the eare, the smell, and taste? 

 And by these sences as organes, pipes, and windowes, these 

 delights are carried to refresh the gentle, generous, and 

 noble mind. 



" To conclude, what ioy may you haue, that you liuing 

 to such an age, shall see the blessings of God on your la- 



