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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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57. [To his Forsaken Mistresse]
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58. A Song
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59. Old-Long-syne,
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60. [Scorn of Love's Power]

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50. [Neglect of Love]

I lov'd the once, I'le love noe more,
Thyne be the greife as is the blame
Thou art not what thou was before
What reason I should be the same?
Hee that can love vnlov'd againe
Hath better store of love then braine.
God send mee love my debts to pay
While vnthrifts fooles there love away.
Nothing could have my love o'rethrowne
If thou had still continued myne,
Nay, if thou had remain'd thine owne,
I might perchance have yet been thyne,
But thou thy freedome did recall
That it thou might Elswhere inthrall,
And then how could I but disdaine
A Captives Captive to remaine?
When new desires had Conquer'd thee
And chang'd the Object of thy will,
It had been Lethargie in mee,
Noe constancy to love the still,
Yea, it had been a sinn to goe
And prostitute affection soe,
Since wee are taught noe prayers to say
To such as must to others pray.
Yet doe thou glorye in thy choice,
Thy choice of his good fortune boast,
I'le neither greive nor yet rejoice
To see him gaine what I have lost.
The hight of my disdaine shall bee
To laugh at him, to blush for thee,
To love the still, but goe noe more
A begging at a beggers dore.
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