The Chast and Lost Lovers Lively shadowed in the persons of Arcadius and Sepha, and illustrated with the severall stories of Haemon and Antigone, Eramio and Amissa, Phaon and Sappho, Delithason and Verista. Being a description of several Lovers smiling with delight, and with hopes fresh as their youth, and fair as their beauties in the beginning of their Affections, and covered with Bloud and Horror in the conclusion. To this is added the Contestation betwixt Bacchus and Diana, and certain Sonnets of the Author to Aurora. Digested into three Poems by Will. [i.e. by William Bosworth]. Bosworth |
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On these laboured Poems of the deceased Authour, Mr. William Bosworth.
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On these laboured Poems of the deceased Authour, Mr. William Bosworth.
These bleeding Lovers, and unstaind desires,Their undry'd tears, & their religious fires,
And their Stars sullen malice, which did bend
Their lives and loves to an untimely end,
May bring the pious Reader with perfumes
Of flowr's and sighs to worship at their tombs
And their high flames admire; But ô forbear
That hasty zeal, and do not tread too near,
For know the flames so ardent were that burn'd
Their suffering hearts, and them to ashes turn'd,
That by your sighes they may too soon be blown
Into new life, and fet on fire your own.
L. C.
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