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Argalvs and Parthenia

Written by Fra: Quarles

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The morrow next, when Titans earely ray
Had giuen faire earnest of a fairer Day;
And, with his trembling beames, had repossest
The eyes of mortalls, newly rouz'd from rest,
They left Kalanders Castle, and that night,
Arriu'd they at the Pallace of delight,

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(For so 'twas call'd) it was a goodly seate,
Well chosen; not capatious, as neate;
Yet was it large enough, to entertaine
A potent Prince with all his Princely trayne;
It seem'd a Center to a Parke, welstor'd
With Deere; whose well thriuen bounty did afford
Continuall pleasure, and delight; nay what,
That earth cals good, this Seat afforded not?
Th'impatient Falkner here may learne to say
Forgotten pray'rs, and blesse him euery day.
The patient Angler, here may tire his wish;
And (if he please) may sweare, and yet catch fish.
The sneaking Fouler, may goe boldly on,
And ne're want sport vntill his powder's done.
And to conclude, there was no stint, no measure
To th'old mans profit, or the young mans pleasure:
Thither this night the nuptiall troope is gone;
And now Parthenia's welcome to her owne:
But would yee heare what entertainment past?
Conceiue it rather; for my quill would wast
Th'vnthriuing stock of my bespoken time,
While such free bounty cannot stand with rime:
But that, which most did season, and imbellish
Their choyce delights, and gaue the truest relish
To their best mirth, and pleasures; was to see
With what a sweet conjugiall harmony
All things were carried: Euery word did proue
To adde some acquisition to their loue;
So one they were, that none could iusty say,
Which of them rul'd, or whether did obey;
He rul'd; because she would obey, and she
In thus obeying, rul'd as well as he:

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What pleased him, would need no other cause,
To please her to, but onely his applause;
A happy paire! whose double life, but one,
Made one life double, and the single, none.