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Accursed Tapour! what infernall spright
Breath'd in thy face? what Fury gaue thee light?
Thou impe of Phlegetor; who let thee in,
To force a day, before the day begin?
Who brought thee hither? I? did I? From whom,
What leane chapt fury did I snatch thee from?
When as this cursed hand did goe about
To bring thee in, why went not these eies out?
Be all such Tapours cursed, for thy sake;
Ne're shine, but at some Vigill, or sad Wake;
Be neuer seene, but when as sorrow cals
Thy needfull helpe to nightly funerals;
Be as a May-game for th'amazed Bat
To sport about; and Owles, to wonder at:
Still haunt the Chancels at a midnight knell,
To fright the Sexton from his passing Bell:
Giue light to none but treasons, and be hid
In their darke lanthorns: Let all mirth forbid
Thy treacherous flames the roome: and if that none
Shall deigne to put thee out, goe out alone;
Attend some misers table, and then waste
Too soone, that he may curse thee for thy haste;
Burne dimme for euer: Let that flatt'ring light
Thou feed'st, consume thy stock: be banisht quite
From Cupids Court: When louers goe about
Their stolne pleasures, let your flames goe out;
Henceforth be vsefull to no other end,
But onely to burne day light, or attend
The midnight Cups of such as shall resigne,
VVith vsurie, thir indigested wine:
VVhy dost thou burne so cleare? Alas! these eyes
Discerne too much; Thy wanton blaze doth rise
Too high a pitch: Thou burnst too bright, for such
As see no comfort; O thou shin'st too much:
Why dost thou vext me? Is thy flame so stout
T'endure my breath? This breath shall puffe thee out.
Thus, thus my ioyes are quite extinguisht, neuer
To be reuiu'd: Thus gone, thus gone for euer.