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The three first bookes of Ouid de Tristibus translated into English; Tristia. Book 1-3. English
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Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D.; Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.
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etc._n and_o call_v this_o book_n the_o book_n of_o sorrow_n in_o latin_a de_fw-la tristibus_fw-la to_o his_o most_o assured_a and_o try_v friend_n master_n christopher_n hatton_n esquire_n thomas_n churchyard_n wysh_v continuance_n of_o virtue_n as_o i_o have_v great_a desire_n to_o perform_v my_o promise_n touch_v my_o whole_a work_n of_o english_a verse_n good_a master_n hatton_n so_o i_o wish_v myself_o able_a everye_o way_n to_o keep_v the_o worthiness_n of_o your_o friendship_n which_o many_o have_v taste_v and_o few_o can_v find_v fault_n withal_o such_o be_v the_o eevennesse_n of_o your_o deal_n and_o the_o upright_o behaviour_n of_o the_o same_o well_o lest_o i_o shall_v seem_v to_o unfold_v a_o fardel_n of_o flattery_n i_o return_n to_o my_o matter_n my_o book_n be_v unreadye_a consider_v i_o be_v command_v by_o a_o great_a and_o mighty_a parsonage_n to_o write_v y_z e_z same_o again_o i_o be_o force_v in_o the_o mean_a while_n to_o occupy_v your_o judgement_n with_o the_o 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no_o man_n do_v forbid_v that_o when_o thiocles_n whilom_o slay_v antigone_n shall_v bury_v he_o though_o king_n deny_v it_o plain_a and_o mix_v my_o bone_n with_o powder_n dry_a of_o sweet_a ammomus_n tree_n and_o in_o the_o subbuâ—â—es_n of_o the_o town_n let_v they_o repose_v be_v and_o â—_z great_a in_o maâ—ble_a grau'de_v with_o seemly_a verse_n devise_v which_o on_o my_o tomb_n tâ—e_v posâ—ers_n by_o may_v well_o discern_v with_o eye_n epitaphe_n here_o naso_n now_o beâ—old_v i_o lie_v that_o write_v of_o tender_a love_n a_o poet_n learn_v who_o wit_n be_v cause_n y_z e_o death_n do_v he_o remove_v and_o who_o so_o here_o a_o lover_n come_v say_v thus_o if_o payne_n be_v none_o god_n grant_v that_o nasoe_n bone_n abide_v in_o quiet_a rest_n ecâ—one_v on_o tomb_n these_o shall_v suffice_v but_o â—et_o my_o book_n shall_v lâ—ngeâ—_n bide_v as_o monument_n of_o i_o which_o that_o no_o tract_n of_o time_n shall_v side_n and_o those_o which_o author_n hurt_v have_v 〈◊〉_d hope_v i_o 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shall_v not_o have_v see_v so_o thou_o likewise_o for_o ever_o fear_n to_o lofty_a matter_n high_a and_o draw_v together_o i_o thou_o pray_v the_o saâ—les_n of_o purpose_n â—igh_a for_o â—hou_n well_o worthy_a art_n forthwith_o unspurn_v foot_n to_o â—unne_v thy_o course_n of_o life_n and_o have_v thy_o fate_n more_o favourable_o spin_a with_o gentle_a love_n that_o i_o shall_v pray_v for_o thou_o thou_o do_v deseâ—â—e_a and_o faithful_a â—ayth_n that_o will_v from_o i_o at_o no_o time_n eâ—er_o swerâ—e_o with_o countenance_n like_o my_o careful_a case_n i_o see_v thou_o 〈◊〉_d lament_v as_o well_o it_o may_v believe_v be_v my_o face_n do_v represent_v i_o see_v thy_o tear_n with_o trickle_a fall_n upon_o my_o visage_n sad_a which_o all_o at_o once_o be_v pouâ—ed_v forth_o wiâ—h_o trusty_a word_n â—hou_n have_v now_o thou_o also_o thy_o friend_n remove_v with_o diligence_n defend_v and_o â—_z which_o scant_o may_v â—ased_v be_v with_o mitigate_a mend_n all_o void_a of_o envy_n see_v thou_o live_v without_o renown_n dispatch_v thy_o year_n in_o quiet_a and_o thyself_o with_o equal_a friendship_n â—atch_v and_o love_v the_o name_n of_o naso_n thou_o which_o thâ—ng_n be_v yet_o alone_o unbanished_o remain_v tâ—e_v rest_n in_o scythia_n sâ—as_v be_v go_v in_o land_n which_o near_o join_v to_o star_n of_o eâ—ymanâ—hus_o bear_v i_o bide_v where_o frost_n congeal_v hard_o the_o ground_n with_o cold_a do_v tear_v the_o bospher_n stream_n and_o tanais_n with_o other_o lake_n there_o be_v in_o scythia_n sea_n and_o name_n a_o few_o of_o place_n scant_v know_v to_o i_o and_o eke_o there_o be_v nothing_o save_o cold_a which_o none_o can_v saulfe_o bide_v alas_o how_o near_o the_o further_a land_n approach_v to_o my_o sydd_o but_o far_o away_o my_o country_n be_v and_o far_o my_o dear_a wife_n and_o what_o thing_n else_o besides_o these_o 〈◊〉_d be_v pleasant_a in_o my_o life_n even_o so_o these_o thing_n be_v absent_a as_o the_o same_o i_o can_v get_v in_o body_n but_o in_o 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