The works of Sr William Davenant ... Consisting of Those which were formerly Printed, and Those which he design'd for the Press: Now published Out of the Authors Originall Copies |
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In the Person of a Spy,
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In the Person of a Spy,
At the Queens Entertainment by the Lord Goring.
Know, Daughter of the Sun, reflex of light!The wealth of beauty, and the joy of sight,
To whom more Praises I would justly pay
But that my shame and grief forbids me stay.
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But would inform you as a loyal spy.
You are betray'd, and led to suffer more,
Then Death or Age, inflicts upon the poor.
But how can all my sorrows be exprest,
Since you have rashly made the King your Guest?
Alass, to what? if Madam, there be found,
In all the space of this unlucky ground,
So much as Lady May'ress provide,
To Feast the Taffa'tie Sisters of Cheapside,
Let it be said, I liv'd ten years at Court,
And want the Wit to manage a Report.
What though the Owner of this Building knowes,
That to your influence, he intirely owes
His preservation, instant breath, and all
We Fortunes gifts, or Natures bounty call;
But therefore must he needs select this rude
Dull way to trouble you with gratitude?
I more would whisper if I did not fear,
To make even Truth unwelcome to your Ear.
Besides, if heard, I should become the Beast,
Of sacrifice to furnish out the Feast.
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