Both greene, and wither'd, ere the day-light passe.

And, such we truly finde it; for, behold,

Assoone as Man is borne, hee waxeth old,

In Griefes, in Sorrowes, or Necessities;

And, withers ev'ry houre, untill hee dyes:

Now, flourishing, as Grasse, when it is growne,

Straight perishing, as Grasse, when it is mowne.

If, wee with other things, mans Age compare,

His Life is but a Day (For, equall'd are

His Yeares with Houres: His Months, with Minutes bee