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IX. LOVE-QUESTIONS.
What is Desyre: wch doth approue to set one fyre eche gentle harte:
A fancy strange or god of loue, whose pininge sweet delyght doeth smarte:
In gentle windes his dwellinge is.
A fancy strange or god of loue, whose pininge sweet delyght doeth smarte:
In gentle windes his dwellinge is.
Is he god of peace or warr? what be his armes? wt is his myghte?
His warr is peace, his peace is warr, eche greife of his is but delyght:
His bitter ball is sugred blisse.
His warr is peace, his peace is warr, eche greife of his is but delyght:
His bitter ball is sugred blisse.
What be his guifts? how dothe he paye? when is he sene? or how conceyued?
Sweet dreemes in sleepe, newe thoughts in day, behouldinge eyes in mynde receyud
A god that rulles and yet obayes.
Sweet dreemes in sleepe, newe thoughts in day, behouldinge eyes in mynde receyud
A god that rulles and yet obayes.
Why is he naked paynted? blind? his sydes with shaftes? his back wth brandes
Playne without guyle, by happ to fynde persuinge wth fayre wordes that withstandes,
And when he craues he takes no naye.
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And when he craues he takes no naye.
What were his parents? gods or no? yt liuinge longe he is yet a chylde:
A goddès sonn? who thinkes not so? a god begot beguylde:
Venus his mother, Mars his syre.
A goddès sonn? who thinkes not so? a god begot beguylde:
Venus his mother, Mars his syre.
What Labours doth this god alowe? wt fruts haue louers for yer paynes?
Sitt still and muse to make a vowe their ladyes if they trewe remayne,
A goode rewarde for trewe desyre.
Sitt still and muse to make a vowe their ladyes if they trewe remayne,
A goode rewarde for trewe desyre.
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