Amorea, The Lost Lover Or The Idea of Love and Misfortune. Being Poems, Sonets, Songs, Odes, Pastoral, Elegies, Lyrick Poems, and Epigrams. Never before printed. Written by Pathericke Jenkin |
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To the most Honoured Sir James Smith Knight, On his many favours received.
SIR,I fear my boldness may impute me rude,
And to say nothing were ingratitude;
Can I for favours had of such a one,
Burie my thanks in dark oblivion,
And where I ought to pay all thankfulness.
Render my self base, by forgetfulness;
Should I which have received from your hand,
Of bounty, so much kindness; should I stand,
Without acknowledgement, as if that I
Were quite devested of civility;
No, no, such Boons as those, must needs require
Returns, which (in some measure of desire)
Should testifie, a gratefull mind, in part
He payes such debts, which has a thankfull heart,
And such my payment for these loves, must be
Pay'd by good wishes, to eternitie.
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