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The Chast and Lost Lovers

Lively shadowed in the persons of Arcadius and Sepha, and illustrated with the severall stories of Haemon and Antigone, Eramio and Amissa, Phaon and Sappho, Delithason and Verista. Being a description of several Lovers smiling with delight, and with hopes fresh as their youth, and fair as their beauties in the beginning of their Affections, and covered with Bloud and Horror in the conclusion. To this is added the Contestation betwixt Bacchus and Diana, and certain Sonnets of the Author to Aurora. Digested into three Poems by Will. [i.e. by William Bosworth]. Bosworth

Bosworth, William (1607-1650?)

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On the Amorous and pathetick story of Arcadius and Sepha, &c.

On the exact and elabourate story of Arcadius and Sepha, and the rest of the Beavy of the Lovers

An Epitaph on the deceased Author, in allusion to his Sonnets on Aurora.

On the deathlesse Poems of the deceased Author.

On these laboured Poems of the deceased Authour, Mr. William Bosworth.

The Booke to the Reader.

Arcadius and Sepha.

THE HISTORIE OF Arcadius and Sepha.

The story of Phaon and Sappho.

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The Story of Delithason and Verista.

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[epilogue]

Hinc Lachrimæ,

To the immortall memory of the fairest and most vertuous Lady, the Lady

To his dear Friend Mr. John Emely upon his Travells.

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This verse was originally printed with the lines vertical and in the shape of a dense ‘V’.

The purest peice of Mans delight,
In whom his life, and Love consists,
Whose softness keeps from gloomy night,
Which nought can peirce, but Amatysts
Is here presented on thy Throne.
Bedew'd with tears of faithfull vowes,
Presenting thee what is thy own,
The best to please thy virgin browes,
To fan thy face with her cool wings,
And fly the faster as she sings.