The Second Part of Hero and Leander Conteyning their further Fortunes. By Henry Petowe |
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Leanders complaint of his restles estate. |
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Leanders complaint of his restles estate.
Bright Heauens immortall mouing Spheares,
and Phœbus all diuine,
Rue on lowe Earths vnfained teares:
that issue from Earths eyne.
Eyes, were these no eyes, whilst eies eye-sight lasted,
but these darke eyes cleere sight, sad sorrow wasted.
and Phœbus all diuine,
Rue on lowe Earths vnfained teares:
that issue from Earths eyne.
Eyes, were these no eyes, whilst eies eye-sight lasted,
but these darke eyes cleere sight, sad sorrow wasted.
What creature liuing liues in griefe,
that breathes on Tellus soile?
But Heauens pitie with reliefe,
saue me, a slaue to spoyle.
Spoyle doe his worst, spoyle cannot spoile me more,
Spoyle neuer spoyl'd, so true a Loue before.
that breathes on Tellus soile?
But Heauens pitie with reliefe,
saue me, a slaue to spoyle.
Spoyle neuer spoyl'd, so true a Loue before.
The stricken Deere stands not in awe
of blacke grym irefull Death,
For he findes hearbes that can withdrawe
the shaft, to saue his breath.
The chased Deere hath soile to coole his heate,
The toyled Steed is vp in stable set.
of blacke grym irefull Death,
For he findes hearbes that can withdrawe
the shaft, to saue his breath.
The chased Deere hath soile to coole his heate,
The toyled Steed is vp in stable set.
The sillie Owles lurke in the leaues,
shine Sunne or nights Queene whether:
The Sparrowe shrowdes her in the eaues,
from stormes of huffing weather.
Fowles comfort finde, Leander findes no friend,
Then (comfortlesse) Leanders life must end.
shine Sunne or nights Queene whether:
The Sparrowe shrowdes her in the eaues,
from stormes of huffing weather.
Fowles comfort finde, Leander findes no friend,
Then (comfortlesse) Leanders life must end.
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