To rest, when that the sisters had vntwynde

His vitall thred, and ended with their knyfe

The fleting course of fast declyning lyfe.

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There heard wee him with broke[1536] and hollow plaint

Rewe with him selfe his end approching fast,

And all for nought his wretched mind torment,

With sweete remembraunce of his pleasures past,

And fresh delytes of lusty youth forewast:

Recounting which, how would hee sob and shrike?