<p>Ovr Author, peradventure, giveth us<lb/> Dame Fortune (for these Reasons) pictur'd, thus:<lb/> She hath a Comely-body, to declare,<lb/> How pleasing shee doth usually appeare<lb/> To them, that love her Favours. She is blinde,<lb/> (Or, hath still closed eyes) to put in minde,<lb/> How blindly, and how heedlesly, she throwes<lb/> Her Largesse, where her Bounty, she bestowes.<lb/> She stands upon a Ball ; that, wee may learne,<lb/> Of outward things, the tottering, to discerne:<lb/> Her Ball hath wings ; that it may signifie<lb/> How apt her Favours are, away to flie.<lb/> A Skarfe displayed by the wind, she beares,<lb/> (And, on her naked Body, nothing weares)<lb/> To shew, that what her Favorite injoyes,<lb/> Is not so much for Vsefulnesse, as toyes.<lb/> Her Head is hairelesse, all, except before ;<lb/> To teach thee, that thy care should be the more<lb/> To hold her formost kindnesse, alwayes fast;<lb/> Lest, she doe show thee slipp'ry tricks, at last.<lb/> And, lastly, that her changing may be showne;<lb/> She beareth in her Hand a Wayned-moone.<lb/> By this Description, you may now descry<lb/> Her true conditions, full as well as I:<lb/> And, if you, still, suppose her, worth such honour,<lb/> You have my leave to wooe, and wayt upon her.<lb/> Moreover (to her credit) I confesse,<lb/> This Motto falsly saith, her Ficklenesse<lb/> Is like the Moones : For, she hath frown'd on mee<lb/> Twelve Moones, at least; and, yet, no Chance I see.<lb/> </p>

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<p>Vncertaine, Fortunes Favours, bee,<lb/> And, as the Moone, so changeth Shee.</p>

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