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ELEGIE XIIII.
[When I remember that accursed night]
When I remember that accursed night,When my deare bewtie said she must depart,
And the next morning leaue the Cities sight:
Ah then, euen then blacke sorrow shew'de his might,
And plac'd his empyer in my vanquish't hart:
Mine hart still vanquish't, yet assaulted still,
Burnt with loues out-rage, from whose cleare torch light
Fierce sorrow findes, a way to spoile, and kill.
Ah sorrow, sorrow, neuer satisfied!
And if not satisfied, worke on thy will:
Oh deare departure of mine onely blisse!
When willing, from the Citie thou did ryde,
And I made offer (tho then wounded wyde)
To go with thee, thou rashly didst refuse
With me distrest to be accompanied:
And binding wordes (imperious) did'st vse
Commaunding me an other way to chuse.
Ah then, euen then in spirite crucified,
Mine eyes with teares, mine hart with sighes, and throbbes:
Those almost blind, that hard swolne almost burst,
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Did leaue me choaked almost with straite sobbes,
Ah be that hower, and day for euer curst
Which me of my lifes libertie did robbe:
For since that time I neuer saw my loue,
Long can we not be seuer'd, I will follow
Through woods, through mountaines, waues, and caues made hollow
Oh greefe, of greefes extremitie the worst!
Still will I follow, till I finde thee out:
And if my wish with trauell will not proue,
Yet shall my sorrowes trauell round about
In wailefull Elegies, and mournefull verse
Vntill they finde, and thee with pittie perce:
Meane while to see thee more standing in doubt.
I'le sing my plaine-song with the Turtle doue;
And prick-song with the Nighting all rehearse.
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