Ayres and dialogues For One, Two, and Three Voyces. By Henry Lawes ... The First Booke |
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Youth and Beauty.
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Youth and Beauty.
Thou art so fair, and yong withall,
thou kindl'st yong desires in me,
restoreing life to leaves that fall,
and sight to Eyes that hardly see,
halfe those fresh Beauties bloom in thee.
thou kindl'st yong desires in me,
restoreing life to leaves that fall,
and sight to Eyes that hardly see,
halfe those fresh Beauties bloom in thee.
Those under sev'rall Hearbs and Flowr's
Disguis'd, were all Medea gave,
When she re[illeg.]al'd Times flying howrs,
And aged Ælon from his grave,
For Beauty can both kill and save.
Disguis'd, were all Medea gave,
When she re[illeg.]al'd Times flying howrs,
And aged Ælon from his grave,
For Beauty can both kill and save.
Youth it enflames, but age it cheers,
I wou'd go back, but not return,
To twenty but to twice those yeers;
Not blaze, but ever constant burn,
For fear my Cradle prove my Urn.
I wou'd go back, but not return,
To twenty but to twice those yeers;
Not blaze, but ever constant burn,
For fear my Cradle prove my Urn.
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