 | Poems (1914) |  |
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[Of late I went my dearest deare to trie her]
Of late I went my dearest deare to trie her,
And found her sleeping, & then began to woe her,
And safelie stouping gentlie laid me by her
And still my mistress slept, but did not sleepe,
And found her sleeping, & then began to woe her,
And safelie stouping gentlie laid me by her
And still my mistress slept, but did not sleepe,
And then I tought my wanton eye to gaze
one head, on face, one feet, on legges on thighe
where sweet delight remaines, I sawe the place
and still my mistress sawe, but wold not see
one head, on face, one feet, on legges on thighe
where sweet delight remaines, I sawe the place
and still my mistress sawe, but wold not see
And then I tought my toung to blaze my paine
and softlie whispering tould her in her eare
both of my loue and of her proud disdaine
and still my mistress hard but would not heare
and softlie whispering tould her in her eare
both of my loue and of her proud disdaine
and still my mistress hard but would not heare
8
Then I tought mine armes her neck to foulde
and of a gentle kisse did her beguile
Soe kist and kist till kissing made me bould
and still my mistress smilde but wold not smile
and of a gentle kisse did her beguile
Soe kist and kist till kissing made me bould
and still my mistress smilde but wold not smile
And then I tought my Idle fingers woe
each comelie parte from head vnto the heele
where Cupid holdes his campe I touched toe
and still my mistress felt, but wold not feele
each comelie parte from head vnto the heele
where Cupid holdes his campe I touched toe
and still my mistress felt, but wold not feele
And then I tought my man to wantonnise
And in the boate of true delight to Roe
of true delights, not Idle fantasies
And still my mistress did, but wold not doe
And in the boate of true delight to Roe
of true delights, not Idle fantasies
And still my mistress did, but wold not doe
But since she slepte & smilde & felt and did in deed
I wish I might be oftner soe beguild
Thoughe not in shoue
The substaunce I effect let shadowes goe.
I wish I might be oftner soe beguild
Thoughe not in shoue
The substaunce I effect let shadowes goe.
Finis.
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