Epitaphes, Epigrams, Songs and Sonets with a Discourse of the Friendly affections of Tymetes to Pyndara his Ladie. Newly corrected with additions, and set out by George Turbervile |
To a cruell Dame for grace and pittie.
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Epitaphes, Epigrams, Songs and Sonets | ||
To a cruell Dame for grace and pittie.
As I doe lack the skillto show my faithfull hart:
So doe you want good will
too rue your Louers smart.
The greater is my fire
the lesser is your heate:
The more that I desire
the lesse you seeme to sweate.
O quench not so the Coale
of this my faithfull flame,
With nayes thou frowarde soule,
let yeas increase the same.
Let vs at length agree
whome Cupid made by law
Eche others friend to bee
in fansies yoke to draw.
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at any time amis,
Then doe bestowe thy hart
where greater Friendship is.
But if in true good will
I beare my selfe vpright,
Let mee enioy thee still
my seruice too requight.
Go thou my fierie Dart
of scalding whote desire
To pierce hir ysie hart
and set hir brest on fire.
That I may both prolong
my painefull pyning dayes,
And eke auendge hir wrong
that paine for pleasure payes.
I neuer sawe the stone
but often drops would wast:
Nor Dame but daylie mone
would make hir yeelde at last.
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