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The English and Latin Poems of Sir Robert Ayton

Edited by Charles B. Gullans
Ayton, Robert (1570-1638)

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THE ENGLISH POEMS
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1. Loues Lament
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2. Ane Dyor
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2a.
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3. Craiges passionado
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4.
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5. Ane dyor
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6.
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6a.
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7.
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8. [A Posy]
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9. Wpon the possie of her woope and his
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10. [A Declaration]
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11. [A Protestation]
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12. [An Exhortation]
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13. [Amintas]
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14. [Cloris and Amintas]
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15. [Sonnet: On Hope]
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16. [To Mrs Margaret Lesly Thereafter Lady of Madertie]
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17. [Sonnet: Love's Provocation]
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18. A Sonnet Left in A Gentlewoman's Looking Glasse
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19. [Sonnet: The Power of Love]
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20. [Sonnet: The Second Scene of Baptista Guarini his Pastor Fido, Paraphrased]
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21. [Sonnet: De Porcheres On the Eies of Madame la Marquise de Monceaux, englished]
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22. [Sonnet: Farewell to Life and Love]
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23. [Sonnet: On Loss]
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24. [Sonnet: On the River Tweed]
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25. To Queen Anne upone New-year's-day 1604
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26. To the Author of the Monarchicke Tragedies
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27. To the Author [of The Poeticall Essayes, Alexander Craig]
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28. To the most worshipfull and worthy Knight, Sir Iames Hay, Gentleman of his Maiesties Bedchamber
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29. Vpon the: 5: th of November
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30. To King James
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31. [Vpone King James]
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32. [On Devotion]
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33. [Wpone Tabacco]
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34. TO HIS DEAR FRIEND, AND fellow student Mr. Robert AEton
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34. AETHON
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35. To his coy Mistres
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36. [A Song]
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37. [A Valediction]
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38. [The Sheppherd Thirsis]
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39. [An Epigram]
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40. [A Song]
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41. Vpon a Diamond cutt in forme of an hart sett with a Crowne above and a bloody dart peirceing it sent in a Newyeares gift
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42. [Vpone a Gentlewoman That painted]
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43. Vpon Love
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44. [On Love]
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45. [A Songe: On his Mistresse]
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46. [A Song]
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47. [The Rejection]
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48. [Vpon his unconstant Mistress]
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49. [Constancy: A Song]
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50. [Neglect of Love]
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51. The Answer, by the Author [at the King's Majesty's Command]
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52. Vpon Mr Thomas Murrays fall
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53. Vpon Prince Henry his death to Prince Charles
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54. On ye Princes death, to ye King
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55. Vpon Platonick Love: To Mistress Cicely Crofts, Maide of Honor
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56. [A Song]
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DOUBTFUL POEMS

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37. [A Valediction]

Then will thou goe and leave me here?
Ah doe not soe my dearest deare.
The sunns departur clouds the sky
But thy departure makes mee dye.
Thou canst not goe but with my heart,
Even that which is my cheifest part,
Then with two hearts thou shall be gone
And I shall rest behinde with none.
Prevent the danger of this ill,
Goe not away, stay with mee still,
Ile bath thy lipps with kisses then,
Expecting increase back againe.
And if thou needes will goe away,
Ah, leave one heart with mee to stay,
Take myne, Let thine in pawne remaine
That thou will quickly come againe.
Mean tyme, my part shall be to Mourne,
To tell the houres till thou returne,
My eyes shall be but eyes to weepe
And neither eyes to see nor sleepe.
And if perchance there lidds I close
To ease them with some false repose,
Yet still my longing dreames shall be
Of nothing in the world but the.
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