Newe Sonets and pretie Pamphlets. Written by Thomas Howell. Newly augmented, corrected and amended |
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A friendly salutation to his beloued.
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A friendly salutation to his beloued.
These lines vew dearest friende,Wherein I close my harte:
Beholde therein my great good will,
Prouokte by iust desarte.
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Accept, your harte to mooue,
For this my harte and golden will,
Restore your golden loue.
For if greate riches coulde
Encopled mates the more,
I haue both seen, and liue as now,
Wherin I might haue store,
But naught I care the welth,
Nor yet the gorgeous gaine.
My handes and hart I only geue
Thee only to obtaine:
You only woulde I craue,
Before all other wight.
Before the fayrest proferde Nimphes,
You most do me delight.
Whose choyse is now at will,
To take or els refuse:
And if it lay so much in me,
You only woulde I chuse:
Accept my proferde loue,
As trust by truth may binde,
If it thee please I am thine owne,
O my approued friende,
In worthy state to stay,
I will forsake thee neuer.
My harte my ioy my only care,
I will thee loue for euer:
Accepte and vewe these lines,
And thinke my hart you see,
Beholding eke this menssenger,
Somtimes consider mee.
Suppose I present were,
To talke in friendly parte,
But though my body absent be,
Yet bounde you haue my harte.
Finis
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