<p>The painfull Husbandman, with sweaty browes,<lb/> Consumes in labour many a weary day:<lb/> To breake the stubborne earth, he digs and ploughes,<lb/> And, then, the Corne, he scatters on the clay:<lb/> When that is done, he harrowes in the Seeds,<lb/> And, by a well-cleans'd Furrow, layes it drye:<lb/> He, frees it from the Wormes, the Moles, the Weeds ;<lb/> He, on the Fences, also hath an eye.<lb/> And, though he see the chilling Winter, bring<lb/> Snowes, Flouds, and Frosts, his Labours to annoy;<lb/> Though blasting-windes doe nip them in the Spring,<lb/> And, Summers Meldewes, threaten to destroy:<lb/> Yea, though not onely Dayes, but Weekes, they are<lb/> (Nay, many Weekes, and, many Moneths beside)<lb/> In which he must with payne, prolong his care,<lb/> Yet, constant in his hopes he doth abide.<lb/> For this respect, Hope 's Emblem, here, you see<lb/> Attends the Plough, that men beholding it,<lb/> May be instructed, or else minded be,<lb/> What Hopes, continuing Labours, will befit.<lb/> Though, long thou toyled hast, and, long attended<lb/> About such workings as are necessary;<lb/> And, oftentimes, ere fully they are ended,<lb/> Shalt finde thy paines in danger to miscarry:<lb/> Yet, be not out of hope, nor quite dejected:<lb/> For, buryed Seeds will sprout when Winter's gone;<lb/> Vnlikelier things are many times effected;<lb/> And, God brings helpe, when men their best have done.<lb/> Yea, they that in Good-workes their life imploy;<lb/> Although, they sowe in teares, shall reape in joy. </p>

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A woman holding an anchor (Hope), while ploughing

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<p>The Husbandman, doth sowthe Seeds;<lb/> And, then, on Hope, till Harvest, feeds.</p>

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