Classic Poem

Faire is the life , that is so true upright,
Reaching the true gain that doth take delight,
Admired Sir, your honour doth the same,
Nobly affecting a true noble gain ;
Chusing while life doth last, to reach that gain ,
In death, and after, that will you maintain:
So you acquire the name of a wise Lord,
Like a true deere to best things you afford,
Each severall minute of your life divine.
In which a Mirrour to the world you shine;
Gains likewise you in earthly things doe reach ,
Here an example to the world you teach;
Ensuing in your Life both gains at once.