The Treasury of Musick Containing ayres and dialogues To Sing to the theorbo-lute or basse-viol. Composed |
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Delayes in Love breeds Danger.
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Phillis , why should we delay,Pleasures shorter than the day?
Could we, which we never can,
Stretch our lives beyond three span,
Beauty like a Shadow flyes,
And our Youth before us dyes.
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Or would Youth and Beauty stay,Love ha's wings, and will away;
Love ha's swifter wings than time,
Change in love too oft do's chime;
Gods that never change their state,
Very oft their love and hate.
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Phillis, to this truth we oweAll the love betwixt us now;
Let not you and I require
What ha's been our past desire;
On what Shepherds you have smil'd,
Or what Nymphs I have beguil'd.
Leave it to the Planets two,
What we shall hereafter do,
For the joy we now may prove,
Take advice of present love.
What we shall hereafter do,
For the joy we now may prove,
Take advice of present love.
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