 | Argalvs and Parthenia |  |
Who euer saw a dying coale of fire,
Lurke in warme embers (till some breath inspire
A forc'd reuiuall) how obscure it lies;
And being blowne, glimmers a while, and dies?
So Argalus, to whom Parthenia's breath
Giuing new life, (a life in spite of death)
Recall'd him from his death-resembling traunce;
Who from his panting Pillow did aduance
His feeble head; and looking vp, he made
Hard shift to force a language, and thus said;
Lurke in warme embers (till some breath inspire
A forc'd reuiuall) how obscure it lies;
And being blowne, glimmers a while, and dies?
So Argalus, to whom Parthenia's breath
Giuing new life, (a life in spite of death)
Recall'd him from his death-resembling traunce;
Who from his panting Pillow did aduance
His feeble head; and looking vp, he made
Hard shift to force a language, and thus said;
| Argalvs and Parthenia | |