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SONG by JOHN DOWLAND

First Line: TIME'S ELDEST SON, OLD AGE, THE HEIR OF EASE
Last Line: AS GOOD AS SHOWS MASKS, JUSTES, OR TILT DEVICES.
Subject(s): HAPPINESS; JOY; DELIGHT;
TIME'S eldest son, old age, the heir of ease,
Strength's foe,
Love's woe,
And foster to devotion,
Bids gallant youths in marshall prowess please,
As for himself, he hath no earthly motion,
But thinks, sighs, tears, vows, prayers, and sacrifices,
As good as shows masks, justes, or tilt devices.



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