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Thake Good advifè and thenholdc faftj
Orelfeyou will repent at laft. \ 7"^t ~]TH-0ddllieswithfondeloue,orwithaburningefierie brande:
V T Except hee looke wel to hü holde, may chance to burne hü hande ,•
Two endes each ofthefe haue, the oneis colde the other burninge: Wo grypethfaß the one ü well: but th'other turnes to mommnge. 4 twofolde end finde hue procures, andbringes rus in herpowre, ®fwealth,and woe ,of joy andpayne,whofe taHe isfieeete andfowre, Tet all hereof 'dependesyou fee, in th'handünge ofthü brande, For th'one with this/bee doth afßß, but th'other burnes hü hande» |
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This rule Iteach,tistrueindeedc?
V Vhe fparcs to fpeake fliall fpare to fpeedc.
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ASweet-harte you deßre to haue, you fay you rcöuldefainne weddt
But all occafionsyou neglefä, andßill goe colde to bedd: VVat ? thinketh our John holdemyfiaffe that oftheire owne accorde Faire maydens ßraight will fellow him, before hee ffeake one worde \ Fie no: But if you doe defire to heare dame Echoes noyfe, *ou muH notßlentßande, but muß advanceyoure loftie a/oyce; And f hee willgiueyou anfwere then ,fo English may des tu true Vnfentfordoenot come, noryetwnafkt willfollowe you. |
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Jn truc love there is no lack,
All is the bryde novcr fo black. |
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Hat blynd-folde dolt'mge love is this,appearinge 'in our fig}*
How that the ape takes in her youngefiuch wond&P* |
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So wber blinde Cupids galden darts, fo cuningly are cafie;
Hard-favourd perfons by fueh meanes are beautijullar last,
iff any wertue be in them, advance that to the Skye: ll imperfeBions doe appeare, they <vnderfoQte must lye.
Who dronckgn is,wee meery call: who ft out,wee fay ü free, All vices by hues charmes at laUito njertues turned bee«.
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Be not too rafh, nor yet to eager bent
For haftie wedded folkesjby leafure doe repetr*
^fy^Tl/èn F an fir si faw the faire which hee before did net er knoweT
^ Och what a goodly thmge {quoth hee) is that,and flraight didg°e And did im brace the flame,as if bis de are frend it had bin,.
Andfo didfcorch and hurne his handes,his armes,his mouth and cht®
S& where you fhaliperceam hues toyes extended like aflame, Imbraceit not in haflc,kaU with yourflefhyoufeek the fame y But firfl advifed be, before nuntofuch hue you turne >•
Whofups his pottadge has7ety,may cbmme his mouth ty burne*
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That this is grovvne you plainely fee
But how much daily none can tell mee. ALoVerneverreßs,forIwritt lately ouatree3
aAfid on a pompeons rijnde did came her name thats deaf e t& mee; *hü waterüh romp asift had hin per taker of my woe9 Out of hü rijnde few dtopps like teares > percaeude I then nfo3e9
^Fith in feto dayes a* I alone was walking in that grounde> Thofe little letters ofhername, in greater wirtt Ifounde
®otb wyde and broad dis~fierft.So that the leaHflroake of hues darte ^{otonely woundes the fmgerfmak}but pierceth to the harte. |
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No tree falls at one blovve, wee fay.
Nor citty was built in one day. JxT Ofd0ner was dame Venus yoke about myneckjbut X
**» ^| Did grapple with my hue forth with: what need I then to lye, 1thought'ytbat- at that infant fheefor mee had beneprep arde $ Rut ere I went from her. J gott thü lejfon to regardeT be Spittpickt at the Oaken tree, but Jaw it no whit mooted* * e* never theleffefhee food andgaept andneyer once moreproorvedy ^ut thought sh'had pickt it through, nofoole> J fay doe not miïïakg fw mepick^by afolifh byrde in th'Oake ?io hole can make. f3 In ontwar dg
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ïn ontwarde f hew appeares no woundc,
But inwardly my grieffe is founde. THe thunders fiery force dothcrackjhe brittle fieely blade,
Andhurtes not once the let heme f heath wich for the fame if made. Like force hath (jufids darte as hath the thunders fiery charme, It woundes, yon fee no wounde, it bumes,4ndyetyoufie no har me.
Och wuldethitja Chirurgien fit, for fuch great griefs could fynde i' Thong ignorant in potions, mich fhifitians knowe by kynde
OrhadnofkiUmcuringewoundes-yButwouldtofwadgemyfitts, Her falue ofinjirgmü wax apply with th'plaßers af her lipps. |
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Tin's j accounteforno torment
Becaufe my vvoundes giue ornament. YQur needle ü thepenfill, andyoure coloures are finefilke,
The ground-work^ of your fragant fielde,morewhyter is the milk*'* Teuopen,andyouclofeagaine,youcurethdt tihichyouwounde, Tougiue more then you take, andflillyour worke ü perfeSi foundt The needle bores a hole,andwith yourßl^e the fame is f tide Then comefweet -harte dealefi with mee,andgrannt all that j mlde Tou know my deadly woundeproceedes by ^vertue ofyoureface Then^m confent, come cure my grieffe, and helpe my woefull cafe. If tKa«
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If that thyne eyes be conquered, rlire,
Thenloues torments thou muft indure. THelyonthatsboth ßoutandßronge,beingebut debardofßghf,
<üAs captive mays! thou gouverw him, and bringe him to thy might: &Penfo the lowly ruddy cheeky,of comely may dens bew> Once ga^de rvpon,gettseyes conßnt3and doth thy hart fabdue.
Then of a <-valiant man forthwith, thou muH becomme her drudge, £fer tauntes, her checks,herfvompes,her frownesygaiß themthou muH
& fine, thyiyons hart fhee wit fe worke <vpon with might, {not grudgp. That ike a lambe,fhee le leade thee forth,andfeare thee with her ßght* |
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Greene fruitsfticks faft, fo doth notïi all»
Breingerypenotpluckytfelffe will faliv TO wedlocksfacredrytes if thou thy mynde meanB to prepare,.
Then fettle thyne of fecit ion not en may des that too yonge are ? For after many a troubred thought, and many a journey longe This anfwerefhalttougettatt la&.'WLy douchter is too yonge. •4' mayde of rypere yeares with you, farre better wd agree : *j that yourfweet-hartes ßfterjbee of ryper yeares then fhee. For <-unrype fruite is fowre and greene,andwill not from the tree i Uut ryper fruite with leffe ados is eafyplmkt wee fee. It fa you-
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It favoures but of little gaine,
"Whern theeves of thefte doe firft complainc.
I Late lyfounde my hue afieepeyamougH theflowersgreene,
Andga^tnge on her corall lips,her cheekes, and clofedeyne: Toßeahnge then was I inclynde, a feme theeverie, f e was a kijfe. Iflolefrom her,fheefiole a harte from mee.
Like as thefiiy moufi, the bayteofbacon to obtatne, Andcatchmge it is caught her felffle,andfo is put topaine9
Svenfi my ioue by thisfirange thefte,fhee fleepinge at hereafe Yet rohbs the thecffeyfo dubblegaine, fhee makes of mee alwaies. |
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Venus dooth feede her broode with fmoke,
When as the fame even dogs would choke. XT V7 Eefèe that Venus broode is for e'de themfelues a trade to make?
Whofe dealinge is with pypes, therewith. Tobacco they doe ta& The fubfiance of their e ware is fmoke, fmoke is therte whole de fire Who puffe it ont at nofe and mouth, likg to th'infernallfre. Avaporoufefmoke is aUtheirewealth, theiregiddie heades to feede, Whofe louefick^ Dampes bereaues them of their e fences at their e needs» Theygiue <zrs fmoke for drinck^andfmok^ to eat e theygiue alfo: Forwhy: tbe.pe whole focietie about with fmoke doegoe. Aprifofl
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A prifon faire is better for mce9
Then if I were at libertie» SO longas I didrangeabroade,andhadmylibertie,
«ft» longe was I inpenfiuenejfi, <voyde of all melodie : Ztttfince that Itoprifon came,within thcfi boundes confynde, My louely bondage loofde my tongue,andckearedbath my myn&l
For now all day for joy Ifinge, though I in prifin lye, Fornougbtatalldoeltafecare, I know no miferye
*w "Bondagefweete I doe imbrace,it is tq mee great gaine; And loyers likgwife doe reioyce, when others lye in paine. |
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Where that I runne, goe,cr€epe or flye,
My burthen on my back doth lye. IF thou defireto befet free from Qtpids cmellbandes,
Thenfeeke adventures I thee wifh abroade in forraime landet. For this advifi doth Ovid giue,who Venus mil did/kno'e: Let Venus fondlinges prate tbeirefillyJknoweit is not foe. F&r l haue tmgde, gone,runne, and crept,by fea andere by land *etfeeU Ifiill^vpon my bacf^, my burthen where Ißand, jrßicksfofaB to mee, that I with paine doegfoane and faint,
For each onefhallhü owne pachjjeare: what bateth their complaint ?
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Or if vpon the vvaucs I turne,
Yea even in the fea I burn e. PVt cafe that by thy travel!farre thy olde hue were forgott,
£May not afrefh hue in the way thy minde torment as hott As did theßrfi. Thtyfeadamprey even by. thefunnshett bcames, fsfcortchtandpartcht,yea welringh burnt in middesl of the ÜreaW^
JLemember that Dame Venus is herfelffe sprung fromthefloods. Vor he the favadge beaslesdoe runnefor jheiter in the woods
Jnto the waters deepe; and there doepaire andpaire agree For water hath hübuminge force, fis Venus owne countrie. |
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The fight of fire reviues againe
The imoldnge weike vn toucht3certaine.
LAte was Ifreedefrom thferieflame, which rooulde mee haeft haui
I felt a caolinge at my harte, myßrength againe amended: [ende» Afb arise thas 1 yet fmoakinge had,was all that did remains . For joy offuch deliverance;my harte was glad andfaine. Jt hapnedfoe that in f hort tyme,afire I did come reare, J thought, fi longe I touch it not, I had no caufe tofeare, lonely but hoist on,alas,her flame to mee-wardes tended Wich {yndledßreight my flame againe, and f o myjoyfoone ended. |
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Who feekeshis louc to rake and vvinne
Muft taken be ifhee enter in. \r\TjF/at now lacl^Sauce, why come you here, in thü dühoneBforte*
Thinkeyoumynehoneßie\t'abufe,andthen with mee toß>orte\
Yoh mee affect, I kpowe it welljbut not as I require In '-uaine a back: do ore you doefiekc, in <-uame is your e deßre*
*ke rat for bacon though hee langes, far-bear es thereof to eats: Vnleffe before as captive hee> be taken by a cheate.
'^ho other way es attemps, maymiffe^foraslfaidbefore, In honeft forte vihofeekes to'ßeede, müB Iqtock^ at the right dort.
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What helpes a little Ioy? certain«,
When after pleafure/olloweth panic* »j ~ **** -
\f\THenasyou feethisfall-fed oxejhus decktwithßowersgreene: *
Then thmkeyoufee the joy ofthofe, thatm their e wreake and
teene Doe tryumph in lafchioufe luH: who for a moments pleafnre In dauncmgejnufßcquejvyns andmyrth, doe make thet eof a treafure: Butfoone thispleaßnge paflymemdes3whichmany brmgesto thrall, ^uebfveete beginmnges often are powdredwith bitter gall Let thü oxeyour example beey leaf that youproue like rodd His body foone was butchered^hisflefh was roaß andJodd. r ; b z J drawe
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1 dravVe myloue^her ftandinge ftilf,
Dravves mee to her,againft my will, SWeet-hartyou dr awe mee not, yet I with force am drawne you fit,
ZJVith all my might I drawe,yetyou doe not Of roach to mee. Though I dram hardeyyétyoufandpü3y&ure ßandinge doth mee moue$ Ü^otyoütomee^butltoyou^am drawne with cordesofloue
Loeywhat aßrangeeffeEitbü mrfesythe more ldrawe}youfiand, The faßer^ndyourfirmnejfe dr awes mee fooner to your hand. 0ch,nojv I fee aVilitieywth geBure, coole andfage. "Doth not extinguifhflames ofloueybutdoth them more in rage.
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Men foofcjthen feckc?ofts inaycienes braue,
By feeJdnge,loofe evan that they haue. \f\fHere that her may den-head did lye y faire joane did afke htf
V V nourfi,
%JVho fought, if that I teil her mty the matter might prooue worffa
"Leaßfhee to Richardfhould refaire which forroype might haue bred I pray you take this boxquothfhee,this fee f es your mayden-hed. {Within that box there was a byrde) the nourfi fearfe loofe afiray.
But jone the box had opened, and the byrde was flowne away, (roude
Ofwbatägbt-ßujftaremayden-Jyedstbe? quoth Ioanejhü gere goes
VVhkh ifyoufiefeytheyflie awayt andloß^hias th'arefounde. Indiana
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Jn th'hanciiinge hereofIks the f kill
To the wife, eis good, to the fbolifh,ilL ' T Heq^^üdaintyfifh,fir,boßèatknmebütricker>
tAnd knorpe to grype it cunningly , tofhune hü danger om prices; This ßfh you prudentlymuH grype, beware afhandlings badd; For bywronge handlinge of the fame, femefoolifh are,fomemadd.
ThereforeJomefolkgs this ßfh doe praifi} and much deßre thefame^ And others doe the fame deteß,and loathe the ^very name:
So for one andthefelffefame t hinge, fime langh, and others crie; Then loue ü right thü quayiyer,inth'handlinge all doth lie. XXIV.
Tough clamoroufe tongties both curfe and blame.
A conftant harte is M the fame. YOußt as chiefeB com fetter, in Venmgoulden halls
*And are fahttedfolemnely^ith wordes, and eke with all The courteße, that loyers can invent, for to youregrace, VVhee kneele, and foule and body both wee offer ^vp apace, 1etfir all this,youßtll or e cook, which fheweth <-vnto mee, That through the fait fea ofte are founds, frefh currants for to bee, Which keepe themfeluesßilfrefh and pure, net mingled as wee feey Mf loue trmgh flames canpajfe,andyet no har me receayethfhee. b 5 Jfanf
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Jfany vvitt there-vyercj then hce,
From fiich like bondes, yvere foone fèt free.
Fie flow f Utes the beafl,and IacJ^at him doth fcoffeand'floutt,
I cannot dravpe my mynde from that f aire may den, (quoth tk loute) Torfuch aflririt I perceaueto be in herf o pure, That to my hue I am loch$faü,with chaines of Iron fur e.
VVhy dotingefloole, (forfuch thou art) didß never heare of one, That onely with oneßrawe was bounde, and there hee flood alone,
«As if with fetters hee had benefasl chayned to a poft Thou art (although thou knowfl it not) ofallfuchfooles the mo&.
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Who thinkes to catches often caught
As by this Embleme,wee are taught. THe hungry Sea-mewfiekingefoode,her appetitetoflay,
cDtdrange the coa£le,fo founde where that an oyfler open lay; Skeepicked at that daintie meate, f hee thought to eat e her fill, But th'OyHerfhut her fhell,and caught the mew faß by the bill. Let this a warninge bee to thofe,that wantons are by kynde, Who rvfed haue topric^ andprie, where they ought open fynde* for many an open f hell per chance,lies gapinge for a pray e, Which luftfully doth lurcfetho eatch,thehmter m hü hay e.
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I would not haue this rule fargott,
For thisgiueSj that it felfehath not. YOu whet andgrynde <~us gentlejoane>and makes ofnjs hues dart$$
The whetfione is your .Sfirit, youreies, thefyks ty grates out harts, four hart doth not approach theretoe,where you our hartes doe send Tourfririt no whit augments in that you teach njs^nts afrend.
±hat comely grace which you <-ysfhew, t'our bondage it doth turne. Though you be colde asyce,yet maizes <~us hot as fire to burne.
"&Vhat wonders can my hue ejfeSl. Shee takes away each spot. And makes me more then f hees herfelff^andgiues thatfhee hath not*
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Although before,I feeme a foe,
Yet after am I nothinge foe. IP that you le knowe the rigorous doome,that comes from Venus henth,
A broken fhinne theforfatte is, for loofinge of your wench. Is this that goblin from whofeface^ wee f lie as beinge dreadfullf Then turne the <-vifard tb'other way e, it is not hälfe'fifear efuü. That which withforrowyou complainejo miffeyour hartes delight9 ■*s safe andlibertie at will> if you could judge aright. Tu/h, iufh Ifay,nogolde but hath his drofa. {Bethinkeyou well,)
For fhee that did your hope repulfe, did fare away expelL If naked
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Jfnaked you doc mee defirc,
Your trickling teares I then require. IF any goe about to fitly the Onion ofhüfheÏÏ,
Hü cheekes with teares it willbedeawe, for I doe know it well. But they that will with Onions play3 and handle with good fkillf SiuH let the coateßtä cover it3 andfo may play his fill.
You may well with your hue converß, andthat m modeH fafhion^ But come not too neare to the bare3 to touch without difcretion. 'Vorfidl it fares as it was wante3 Adc.com fore headbudds, So fione as hee Diana sjyde <uncloathed in the woods. In all affaies bothgood^or ill,
I muft conforme mee to her will.
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HOw dominiers blynde Cupid thus3 with wspoote creatures fill ?
tAnd makes >vs trudget and turne, andtrot t3 even as our mis^feS will. Wee crie3 when as f hee weepes 3 although our bodies be at eafe3 And when f bee's merry 3wee muH lange3 although it *vs disfUafe. In brieffe3 the leaH blaHe of her mouth<3dotb nimbly turne our head, ^ndboth with Souk and body are by her direUion ledd. JFfer looke, to <rts> a lawe is fur e in myrth or mourninge ever, them mm? bm that a worn am breath will maks to quake and fhher.
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ï hunt,and toyle,I chafèalvvay.
And ever others catch the prey. NQfkvourc at my Sweet-banes bande, Icoulde obtayne,godwott.
Vnull a ruflicke clowne begänne to woe my loue as bott ds I had done: VVhomfbee difdaynde, and could him not ahyde > But from himfledjo hyde her head,when ever/bee him fjbyde. Then was the tymefor mee to learne3 my hufineffe how to guy de, That deare that others thafed,then came anddownefate by my fade*
^Vhen clownes affay to woe thy loue, then never feare the fame, *A clowne theferrit is which buntes^ben others gett the game» |
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That fame which taketh life from thee>
Reviueth life againe in mee. HOw ftrangely (Jupid daÜieth with mens fancies, in hü ire}
Our wills theygoe another courfe contrarymge our defire ,• For loe, where Kace runnsfor afrogg, which in her hand f bee keepes; And casles him of,f or whofe fake bee, on knees to her fill creepes. ^^herejore I pray thee tell mee frogg, VVby may not 1 obtaine That which to thee is loffe of life? andmyne revyues againe. VVby are wee crosl thus in our wills, which eachfofeine would haue f
tHfoulepooleto thee,th'faire may de to mee, which both ous lyues might faue, : e Be vvarie
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Bevvaricyvhenin. difh you dip.
For of te thinges chance tvvixt cup and lip*
Sweet duc^y how longehaue laffayde thee to my wltogayne?
VVhenfhaiithisfmmmmge end, té whenfhalll be freed fro pay^ I My wifh I fee at handy and ofte am prefent at herfyde-, My breath fomety mes vpon her blowesffbee by my month doth glyde At one f lunge more f heks rnyne, (I thought) I pant y IblowejfnAtm
I'gape'y lhapp,3 and ofte it femes 31 haue her at each eatéo. But weitmee,fhee ducks anddyues3how comes this'fa to paffe.
¥arwben I thought I had herßtßjfartheßfrom her was. |
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Fayremaydensfay thata witliredface,
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THyyouthfulldayesm lombefovQS. Such 'damages ü difgraee
VVben Sorrows fkaUthySoulepoffeJfe3 fj$ rimpk'fplough thyfre' Thefrefh blomneRoß is. mofi defyrdb: ifwhytheredonceit bee, tHo Bee thereon will take delightynoritaproachwee fee. The Urninge Budds ofthyyounge age, thy cheekes ti{e corall red9 Thy language full of eloquence: in tyme ü gone and fed, Tyme all con fumes. Faire may de confent'3 andbe no more abufed,
Toure chièjfefi good dothwears away, although it be.not 'vfed.
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What frendfhipp fhall I with him fynde
That to him feliteis favnkjynde. \f\fithcorage wooey wherefore fhouldveee torment vs more then needn
With too much hue ? By treading? much the partridge mtbiaue^ feedes. A little wren I read that breedes about the Vfver Nyle. ^Vho beingefull ,yet giuesherfelffe, to feme the crocadyle. F ie ofthat fhamejulldeede which one^ofe lufi didragefbfore^
for taue didgae and hangde himfelfe, before hü Sweet-hartes dore« Strew ratherflowersatherdon, andßefe t&winne tonfent >•
KsepelyjfetandSoule, andmemorie'„how ereymrloueisbent. |
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IfquoifFor eaule, on head y oti we arc,
Play but all fecretholes for beare. TLfe Vrchin makes himfelffea ball, themoufefor to deceaue9
Andmakg$hts-mouth)lik$to ah&Uwyde gapnge to receaue Tbedancingemouß* Thus playyou mayt but foall holes beware9 VVho creese in comers let them looke, even as this mouß to fare. ^ß honeflfportes -,/iway with trickes, leaslyou thefnartedoefeele, ^a<k.Rufftans hence, goecraßie knaues andrvenchesfhorte ofheele, Faire <ZMaydes,when merryyow will'bee,f layethen in boneflßrte, beware of holes and comers 9 then abroadyou may wellfporte. € z IfBurninge
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If Burnitigc luft full loue youle cure,
It will repine there at befure. \f\7Efena*'theßnithcoldewatercaßs njpon theifronhott^
Intendingefor to pacific that heate which late itgott: ltß%$es,fmoakes, itgrynes, and makes a wondroufi noyfe to hearer As difcontent it chyder, or brattles, and angry doth appear e.
Ofburninge loue doefiome complayne,and yet refufe wee fee. Out offuch burning to be brought,leasl cured they fhould bee.
Yea though fuch doSiors might be founds, that loues tourment couldfr^ They rather would in paynesabyde, then eafid for to bee.
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Who vnto Idler)efle doth yeiide.
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T He sfyder will not once come neare the ferpent him t'of finde,
When fhee perceaues hee büße ü, or watchfully doth tend: But when to ßuggifhnejß bee's bent, and careleffe of hü good, ZJpon him freight thefiyder falls, and poyfoneth hü blood. Who foe therefore will loue beholde, and would be free from fmarte, They muslefihewall idleneffe, and thereof take no parte: Or elßthü poyfoned Cupids [hafte will firyke them to the harte,
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Let none fbrfeare lay weapons dovvne,
For iirft the crofïè, and then the crovvnc LzAte with mylouel did difiourfi, whereas f bee foweinge fitte,
£My gnejfes I did complaine, (hut markg)fhee paide mee with her prate. Regard, quoth f bee, what here I doe, <z;nto it gruegood heede; VVitb needle first a hoolelmake, then flopp it with the threede.
*iee that a fin ale wunde getts, then ßreight hü Armes doth cast amy vindcaüs forplaiflers, hees <~un fit for Venmfielde,1 fay.
*°r lone and War therein agree, each hatha pr&Jberoufehowre. No fweetneffe can he counted fweete, but first it hath benefbwre. |
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Th next was to giue a hjffe. "What then I bothflandmge in the dor e \
To get a kijfeaga'me of her and yet you would haue more. ^louerbyhü miflrü, and a hunter in hü chafe\ *4rnarchant by hü wares, the Soldier bolde and of good grace, Ooeth forward on from flepp te flepp, not fhrmckinge for a fore, And though the dagghath gott one pece,yetflill he lookesfor more. e 5 If at
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If at loues game you cannot play,'
Leäueoffin tyme,orkeepeavvay. 'j£/ür xoebb that's fra'mdehere asyoufee >üVenustanglingenett*
Though many creatures fall therein , yet out againe theygetp, Except fome few^tbatporverlejft bee, and fondly d&wneare cattz For fuch are onely they that are, in Venus webb madeßtß. ' Who any courage hath, with eafe may breakg thügeare aßtnder? For'tofiie myndes i&oke notfo lowe, andfcorne to creepe there vnder. 3(Jerfufferyouhke muggs t9 bee taen yp as Venus fvayne:
But manfully breathe through the nett 5 or elfe turne back, agarne. - |
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/When dead I was,andfpake no worde
Your favoure mee to life re ft orde. Hens egge in yaurhandesyou hroode ,Jo hatch a chickinyoungs
Tis wnderffayyou*twos late dead,nowfiirrs both head& toung?'
Thmkeyeu that this a wonder is? Sweet-hartefhew mee hkeloue,
And at an infant you f hall fee, a greater matter moue.
Remember that of late you onely grac demee with afmyle,
Which cmicknedfuch a lijfe in mee, my Veimsfo welde a whyle
And beate, Though IasVoyde offence herefittfweet mi fris An.
Butgrace moe tyitbyour fayour):and I leproue a lolly man.
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Bee*t good or badxT, yea well or ill."
It's loue that coaqueres all thinges ftill. A Lover went to churchy a£tfe£mde> to render thankes to Go
Becaufikeewaxdeliueredfrom Qupids[courginge rod. There met him in-the fyaya may Je P ofbeamifullcompleBiony "VbicbdidreViue bis former grieffe^ndfiredhüAffeBion: Fovfhee oncefmylmgey heefi deepeythefame did apprehend:
Thatiherehis %eale, devotion, andhüprayers had an end. TheApemdauhcingefponeforgetts ytme meafureßr to keepe?
^Jfooneaiheeperceauethenutts came trinltngetabisfeete. |
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This wonder lately loutfouglity
That lovers alike,haue alike thought.N *lth Rofamönd I lately went abroad towalke tttifielde 3
Wee took? two lutes for om deligbt^whichmighfvsfolaceyeelde: Stunde the one mße to the other 3 and lay de aßravieo'th'om: Sofoom as both thefe tunes agreed tbeßraw lept then es anone. ■^e*% Rofitmondejoyeu, (quoth I) doe mom mee wit heut touchy Anahtthout handes can dram: for hues conditions arefuch Thatébofiever Venus bringes, witbiti her power, to lye. Shce ma\s them feels and fie path they beßrf couldsmtdefirye. Bytlii®
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By this you fee, and knowc certaine.
That lovers marre, and make againe. IN aunctent Authers me doe reade, that there afontaine was,
Whofe water quencht the burninge Tor che,whenfo itcametopajpr That m the fame it dipped were: And then againe would burne, if in the fame that Torch were dipt, hü fame did then returne.
Thefe are your Triebes fweete Kofamond, atthefeyoufiill have ayetneh éMy fire youfooée extinguifh can, mhen as lam inflamed,
And can my burninge heate rely ue, when aslfeeme key-colde Thus loyers make and breake, andfi them occupied doe holde, xxxxv i.
In wedlock mofte this worke can doe,
Of two makes one, of one makes two. G%aunte mee your tender Braunch, (goodfir) tomatch whithiM*
I pray e, &4nd be content, for better farre, it is by mee to flay e: Then onyoure witheredflock^ for loe, it bendeth towards my beds
It needeth not your pappe nor fapp,flnce it with mee lied. What ? willingly confent, I pray, noe danger neede you flare, Although your braunch, feeme tender, in f hort fyace it frmtewill t?ear Then be it fo, my loue and I in all thinpes doe agree: For to bee two againe, it is, that loynedoneare wee.
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True love increaieth day by day,
And knowes no boundes whereat to flay.
TRue louemay well compared bee3 to th' crocadyk by kynde,
Who alwaeis growes 3 andneyer ufullgrowne as wee doefynde From day to day it doth increafe3 itgrowes in all affam3 rntill that death giuesJ"atallblowe3 to end his groweinge daies. Now, longe fince I thought with myfelffe, my hue cannot be mors
Then this already,yet loues weight3ü greater then before It was, foryet Ifeeleitgroweth, whieh makgs mee to deßre,
•Although at higheß pointe I was ,yet higher Iafpire. |
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An oldeman in ayoungc womans arme
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That of dead Alps bones are made, the beßpypes that wee haue VVhen they in th'earth a while haue layne. As likewife haue I reade Thatfo longe as the Scorpion liues, for nought ügood: But deade A Soveraigne medcyneü, thus I, therewith beingewellafaide3 My Anfaere had. Adieu quoth I, andfo ließ that may de. d Conditions
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Conditions that farrc difagrce,
May not together well pared bee« THe od-conceited Ape that is full o f delight an dßorte,
Flyeth from the Torteife {no mansIoy)ama%edin thü forte», The Keafonwhy the Ape connot the Torteife wellindure. It is belaufe they differ much in dißoßtionfure. Tour Ioviall dißoßtion, Sweet-hart, let ne'ere be bent,
Vnto that Rußicqusctownewhich latelyow'frendes defyrde eonßnt If I Sweet-hart obtayneyou not, attend a while for one,
VVhofe nature differs leffefrom your es > then myne >• orelfe take none. |
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^Vhere ïoue and lylunge once is fett
NoSeperationcanthem lett. TJF/ough landes and Seas, woods, hills3 & dales, "twixt usfomtynitè
doefland, That makes nofeperation} nor doth frußrate true loues band, Your harte{Sweet-hart) dwells in mee^and myßiirit doth on you tend-
The lodeßone, and True loue are'like, for'towards theire loues they bed- VVhat though the lodefione from theßeele,remooyedwerecertaine, Orthatfome interpoßed ßuffe werefet to parte thoße twaine: Tetßillthü Bone his force retainesto drawe thefieek. And foe ^VbereeyerKofamondefoiorneS; my harte doth with hergoe.
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JLoiie is'not lod'ge, I knowe full well?
"Where woe and mifèry doth dwell. \T^jHenas thehoufi y decay Je, mlfkll, thencefwiftly rmte thtMyctt
And whe mens bodies giue theghoßejro then creepefleas (j* lyc&> The Spyder lykemfèfoaneperceaueswhen as tbeKaoffedothfack^ Thenßeerily to [aus herfelfe, f bee thence inpoße doth pack. <tABody fulofwoe, andgrieffeofpayney andmiferie: y Cupids darts'y nor Venusbaytes % entangledoncefhallbee .* Her Tonheburnes beflwheretkmoßwaxü: By deltcates andmm fs Venus laß provoked, and there louesfiamesbnghtefifbyne. |
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Somefay't aloude, andfome doe whifpeiv
That Tis not all Golde that döth glider. Ow that my hue is [aire [goodSir)yourpraifes ate not fcantinge\
ßlender, and tale yl knows it well: But with in her iswanting For, to be faire indeed?, requiresmore then afhewe external^, lonely aime at Godly life y and Virtues hid internal, ^ntothispiramede ryoureloue, 1fitly may compare, ^Vhichfhewec well to the eye % but, of diferetion is bare-, jn choofinge ofmv loue (forfoth) lie fett althat aparte, ï'srSbee that'sonely\faire without, f 'hallnever gett my barfö |
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Loue,caufcth mirth, Ioy, and delight
'And loureviues the fpirit lefTe wight. LJkg deadin grauellay} of liffe berefte, O Venus bright,
VntillyourSonne3 andSunne revynde}& made meeßand vprigbt- £My mnges your Sone didgiue, youre Sune reßord'e my liffe forloMh Andfo of a deadfiockjtas la Uuely Creature borne. Iwhowasbutadrowßedroane, now tricotand trymd'eami,
I who indarkgnejfe late was lod'gde,, abroad ith light nowflie, I, that of late ere ft like a worme, now lifted to thefkye:
Let* dthefe mnden doe proceeds from one glace of her eye. FINIS.
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