. An English garner; ingatherings from our history and literature . ARD Orphan ! Pack thee hence IAnd seek some Stranger for defence !Now gins thy baseness to be known !Nor dare I take thee for mine own ;Thy levity shall be descried ! But if that any have espied,And questioned with thee, of thy Sire;Or Mistress of his vain Desire ;Or ask the Place from whence thou came ;Deny thy Sire ! Love ! Place ! and Name ! And if I chance, unwares to meet thee,Neither acknowledge me, nor greet me !Admit I blush (perchance, I shall).Pass by ! regard me not at all!Be secret, wise, and circumspect!And modest
. An English garner; ingatherings from our history and literature . ARD Orphan ! Pack thee hence IAnd seek some Stranger for defence !Now gins thy baseness to be known !Nor dare I take thee for mine own ;Thy levity shall be descried ! But if that any have espied,And questioned with thee, of thy Sire;Or Mistress of his vain Desire ;Or ask the Place from whence thou came ;Deny thy Sire ! Love ! Place ! and Name ! And if I chance, unwares to meet thee,Neither acknowledge me, nor greet me !Admit I blush (perchance, I shall).Pass by ! regard me not at all!Be secret, wise, and circumspect!And modesty sometimes affect ! Some good man, that shall think thee witty,Will be thy Patron! and take pity;And when some men shall call thee baseHe, for thy sake, shall them disgrace !Then, with his countenance backed, thou shaltExcuse the nature of thy , if some lads, when they go by,Thee, Bastard ! call; give them the lie! So, get thee packing! and take heed !And, though thou go in beggars weed,Hereafter (when I better may)Ill send relief, some other day 1 339. [SONNETS.] SONNET I.
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