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[Who hath of Cupids cates and dainties prayed]

Syrenus.
Who hath of Cupids cates and dainties prayed,
May feede his stomacke with them at his pleasure:
If in his drinke some ease he hath essaied,
Then let him quench his thirsting without measure:
And if his weapons pleasant in their manner,
Let him imbrace his standard and his banner.
For being free from him, and quite exempted,
Ioyfull I am, and proud, and well contented.

Syluanus.
Of Cupids daintie cates who hath not prayed,
May be depriued of them at his pleasure:
If wormewood in his drinke he hath essaied,
Let him not quench his thirsting without measure:
And if his weapons cruell in their manner,
Let him abiure his standard and his banner:
For I not free from him, and not exempted,
Ioyfull I am, and proud, and well contented.

Syrenus.
Loue's so expert in giuing many a trouble,
That now I knowe not, why he should be praised:
He is so false, so changing, and so double,
That with great reason he must be dispraised:
Loue (in the end) is such a iarring passion,
That none should trust vnto his peeuish fashion:
For of all mischiefe he's the onely Master,
And to my good a torment and disaster.

Syluanus.
Loue's so expert in giuing ioy, not trouble,
That now I knowe not, but he should be praised:
He is so true, so constant, neuer double,
That in my minde he should not be dispraised:
Loue (in the end) is such a pleassing passion,
That euery one may trust vnto his fashion:
For of all good he is the onely Master,
And foe vnto my harmes, and my disaster.

Syrenus.
Not in these sayings to be proou'd a lier,
He knowes, that doth not loue, nor is beloued:
Now nights and daies I rest, as I desier,
After I had sush greefe from me remoued:
And cannot I be glad, since thus estranged,
My selfe from false Diana I haue changed?
Hence, hence false Loue I will not entertaine thee,
Since to thy torments thou dost seeke to traine me.

Syluanus.
Not in these sayings to be proou'd a lier,
He knowes, that loues, and is againe beloued:
Now nights an daies I rest in sweete desier,
After I had such happy fortune proued:
And cannot I be glad, since not estranged,
My selfe into Seluagia I haue changed?
Come, come good Loue, and I will entertaine thee,
Since to thy sweete content thou seek'st to traine mee.