<p>When, thou shalt visit, in the Moneth of May,<lb/> A costly Garden, in her best array;<lb/> And, view the well-grown Trees, the wel-trimm'd Bowers,<lb/> The Beds of Herbs, the knots of pleasant flowers,<lb/> With all the deckings, and the fine devices,<lb/> Perteyning to those earthly Paradises,<lb/> Thou canst not well suppose, one day, or two,<lb/> Did finish all, which had beene, there, to doe.<lb/> Nor dost thou, when young Plants, or new-sowne Lands,<lb/> Doe thirst for needfull Watrings, from thy hands,<lb/> By Flood-gates, let whole Ponds amongst them come;<lb/> But, them besprinklest, rather, some and some ;<lb/> Lest, else, thou marre the Flowres, or chill the Seed,<lb/> Or drowne the Saplings, which did moysture need.<lb/> Let this experiment, which, to thy thought,<lb/> May by this Emblem, now perhaps, be brought,<lb/> Perswade thee to consider, that, no actions,<lb/> Can come, but by degrees, to their perfections;<lb/> And, teach thee, to allot, for every thing,<lb/> That leisurely-proceeding, which may bring<lb/> The ripenesse, and the fulnesse, thou expectest:<lb/> And, though thy Hopes, but slowly thou effectest,<lb/> Discourage not thy selfe; since, oft they prove<lb/> Most prosperous actions, which at leisure move.<lb/> By many drops, is made a mighty showre ;<lb/> And many minutes finish up an houre :<lb/> By little, and by little, we possesse<lb/> Assurance of the greatest Happinesse.<lb/> And, oft, by too much haste, and, too much cost,<lb/> Great Wealth, great Honours, and, great Hopes, are lost. </p>

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<p>POCO A POCO.</p>

A hand from the clouds pours water over potted plants; a gentle rain shower is falling on a garden

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<p>Things, to their best perfection come,<lb/> Not all at once, but, some, and some</p>

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