The Chast and Lost Lovers Lively shadowed in the persons of Arcadius and Sepha, and illustrated with the severall stories of Haemon and Antigone, Eramio and Amissa, Phaon and Sappho, Delithason and Verista. Being a description of several Lovers smiling with delight, and with hopes fresh as their youth, and fair as their beauties in the beginning of their Affections, and covered with Bloud and Horror in the conclusion. To this is added the Contestation betwixt Bacchus and Diana, and certain Sonnets of the Author to Aurora. Digested into three Poems by Will. [i.e. by William Bosworth]. Bosworth |
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An Epitaph on the deceased Author, in allusion to his Sonnets on Aurora.
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An Epitaph on the deceased Author, in allusion to his Sonnets on Aurora.
Sad Lover, thou who to thy cruel Saint,Didst teach thy Muse to breath thy last complaint,
Whilst thou the Ends that Sex aim'd at mad'st known,
Me thought I heard thee thus to speak thy own;
Lo here the Glory of all Womens pride,
The matchless Trophy of their Beauties might,
To kill by Treason, and hid fires provide
Those to devour whom they do most invite;
Poor injur'd ashes! you too late have try'd,
How ill they doe the gentlest hearts requite;
O that in Beauties should those flames be known,
Which burn our brests, yet never warm their own!
E. G.
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