But
wherefore do not you a mightier way
Make war
upon this bloody tyrant Time?
And
fortify your self in your decay
With means
more blessed than my barren rhyme?
Now stand
you on the top of happy hours,
And many
maiden gardens yet unset,
With
virtuous wish would bear you living flowers,
Much liker
than your painted counterfeit:
So should
the lines of life that life repair
Which this
(Time's pencil) or my pupil pen
Neither in
inward worth nor outward fair
Can make
you live your self in eyes of men.
To give
away your self, keeps your self still,
And you must
live drawn by your own sweet skill.
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