The most famous and Tragicall Historie of Pelops and Hippodamia Whereunto are adioyned sundrie pleasant deuises, Epigrams, Songes and Sonnettes. Written by Mathewe Groue |
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The Louer writeth to his Ladie,
wherein he condiscendeth to weare the colours that she willeth him for hir sake.
In colours two sith you requestI should my selfe attyre,
to answere your desire,
For where as black presents a mind
whom folly makes not fayne,
A colour fit it is for me,
changing for none other grayne.
If blewe a louing minde present,
and eke a faithfull hart,
It is for me that ne doth minde,
from constant loue to start.
But by the gift that you me sent,
I can not recompence
Inough, though daily I apply
thereto my full prsence.
Yet though I haue no gift to giue,
that worthy is of thee.
In place of other yet let this
suffice now sent from me:
And though it be a gift but light,
or recompence but small,
I giue my hand, I plight my faith,
I send my hart and all.
That keepe vntill I do repayre
to thee, though it belong,
My selfe to ioy in armes of loue,
and sing a ioyfull song.
Farewell my ioy, farewell my life,
farewell my hart to thee,
more good then erst to me.
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