204 S. Barnards verses. 
8 Hac mundi gloria, que magni penditur, 
Sacris in literis, flos feent dicttur, 
Vt leue folium, quod vento rapitur, 
Sic vita hominum, hac vita tollttur. 
8 The brauerie of this world, estéemed here so much, 
In Scripture likened is, to flowre of grasse and such: 
Like as the leafe so light, through winde abrode is blowne, 
So life in this our life, full soone is ouerthrowne.! 
112. 
§ Of the Authors linked Verses departing 
from Court to the Country.” 
I Muse not my friend to finde me here, \ (For fortunes looke, 
Contented with this meane estate : , ) Hath changed hew : 
And séeme to doo with willing chéere, And I my booke, 
That courtier doth so deadly hate. Must learne anew. 
2 And yet of force, to learne anew, But where a spight, 
Would much abash the dulled braine : Of force must bée : 
I craue to iudge if this be trew, What is that wight, 
The truant child that knowth the paine. May disagrée ? 
3 No, no, God wot, to disagrée, For lordlie bent, 
Is ventring all to make or mar: Must learne to spare : 
If fortune frowne we dailie sée, And be content 
It is not best to striue too far. With countrie fare. 
4 From daintie Court to countrie fare, Where néede yet can, 
Too daintie fed is diet strange : None other skill : 
From cities ioy, to countrie care, Somtime poore man 
To skillesse folke is homelie change. Must breake his will. 
1. . . . which wind abrod doth blowe, 
So doth this worldly life, the life of man bestow. 1577. 
2 «Tn the edition of 1573 this piece is entitled ‘Of the Author’s de- 
parting from the Court to the Country,’ and the verses are printed con- 
secutively—four long lines and then four short lines.”—M. So, in 1577. 
