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Philoparthens louing Folly. Wherevnto Js Added Pigmalions Image. With The Loue of Amos and Lavra. And also Epigrammes by Sir I. H. and others. Neuer before imprinted

Chalkhill, John

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AMORIS PRÆLVDIVM:

Sic incipit stultorum Tragicomedia.

These Sonnets following, were written by the Author, (who giueth himselfe this fained name of Philoparthen, as his accidentall attribute) at diuers times, and vpon diuers occasions, and therefore in the forme and matter they differ, and sometimes are quite contrary one to another, considering the nature and qualitie of Love, which is a Passion full of varietie, and contrarietie in it selfe.

Loues Accusation at the Iudgement-seate of Reason, wherein the Authors whole successe in his loue is couertly described.

Loue decyphered.

Loues last Will and Testament.

The Sonnets following were written by the Author, after he beganne to decline from his passionate affection, and in them he seemeth to please himselfe, with describing the vanitie of Love, the frailtie of Beautie, and the sower fruits of Repentance.

EPIGRAMMES.

Don Pedro's Debt.

Sextus Wit.

Of casting out Spirits by Prayer, without Fasting.

Of wicked Prayers.

The Author, of his Fortune.

Of Misse-pointing.

To his Wife.

Of a Precise Taylor.

Of a Cittizen and his Sonne

Mistaking a word.

Of his Cooke, named Cornish.

Of his Writings.

Of a Ladyes Cabinet.

Of Wiues ruling.

Of Gella's Periwig.

Of a Prater, out of Martiall.

Of trusting to his Friend.

Of Faustus, a stealer of Verses.

An Epitaph by a man of his Father.

An Epitaph of Aretine.

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Of a Ladyes Cabinet.

A vertuous Lady sitting in a muse,
As oftentimes faire vertuous Ladyes vse,
Did leane her elbow on her knee full hard,
The other distant from it halfe a yard.
Her Knight to taunt her with some priuie token,
Said, Wife, awake, your Cabinet stands open.
Shee rose, and blusht, and smil'd, and soft did say,
Then locke it if you list, you keepe the key.