Ostella Or the Faction of Love and Beauty Reconcil'd By I. T. [i.e. John Tatham] |
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Ostella weeping for my Imprisonment.
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Ostella weeping for my Imprisonment.
Wast not those precious tears for me,
Since Jnnocence cannot be free;
They sin that live at Liberty.
Since Jnnocence cannot be free;
They sin that live at Liberty.
I boast a freedome more Immense
Than he that is in ev'ry Sense
A Pris'ner to his Conscience.
Than he that is in ev'ry Sense
A Pris'ner to his Conscience.
Weep not Ostella; for I'm sure
Whil'st thou this Passion do'st endure,
Thou rather help'st to kill than cure.
Whil'st thou this Passion do'st endure,
Thou rather help'st to kill than cure.
Should they Ecclipse my eys the sight
Of Day, and shut me up in Night.
Those eyes must then afford me Light.
Of Day, and shut me up in Night.
Those eyes must then afford me Light.
Should the chill Earth appointed be
My Bed. Content should Cover me;
And I would laugh at Misery.
My Bed. Content should Cover me;
And I would laugh at Misery.
For how can I be dispossest
Of weet Repose, when in thy Brest
My Heart securely takes its Rest.
Of weet Repose, when in thy Brest
My Heart securely takes its Rest.
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The ruin'd Walls would seem to me
Rich as the Tyrian-Tapistry,
So they deprive me not of thee.
Rich as the Tyrian-Tapistry,
So they deprive me not of thee.
Should I with Bread and Water dine,
To make the Miracle Divine,
Thy Lips would change the last to Wine.
To make the Miracle Divine,
Thy Lips would change the last to Wine.
Know then Ostella, I am free
In ev'ry part, enjoying thee,
The onely Soul of Liberty.
In ev'ry part, enjoying thee,
The onely Soul of Liberty.
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