The Rocke of Regard diuided into foure parts. The first, the Castle of delight: Wherein is reported, the wretched end of wanton and dissolute liuing. The second, the Garden of Vnthriftinesse: Wherein are many sweete flowers, (or rather fancies) of honest loue. The thirde, the Arbour of Vertue: Wherein slaunder is highly punished, and vertuous Ladies and Gentlewomen, worthily commended. The fourth, the Ortchard of Repentance: Wherein are discoursed, the miseries that followe dicing, the mischiefes of quareling, the fall of prodigalitie: and the souden ouerthrowe of foure notable cousners, with diuers other morall, natural, & tragical discourses: documents and admonitions being all the inuention, collection and translation of George Whetstons |
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The complaint of two louers, restrained from
their wished desires, by the displeasure of their friendes.
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The complaint of two louers, restrained from their wished desires, by the displeasure of their friendes.
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lucklesse wightes in thraldome lincked still,
May sit and singe, oure layes of deepe lament,
Whose wayward friendes, accoyde in sullen will,
Both stirre and striue, to sunder our consent,
And yet (God wot) their wreasting is in vaine,
One will serues both, pleasure and in paine.
May sit and singe, oure layes of deepe lament,
Whose wayward friendes, accoyde in sullen will,
Both stirre and striue, to sunder our consent,
And yet (God wot) their wreasting is in vaine,
One will serues both, pleasure and in paine.
Haue they desire, wee should bee shrinde in clay?
By sundring vs, that loues each other so?
Will they not know, Loue doth no Lawe obey?
Nor how hee wrappes, the wysest wightes in wo?
Thinke they that force, can force our selues to hate?
O, no, in vaine, they seeke to sowe debate.
By sundring vs, that loues each other so?
Will they not know, Loue doth no Lawe obey?
Nor how hee wrappes, the wysest wightes in wo?
Thinke they that force, can force our selues to hate?
O, no, in vaine, they seeke to sowe debate.
Our plighted faith, shall neuer falled bee,
Constrainte of will, our wishes cannot yoke,
Our woordes in woorkes, in weale, and woe agree,
Such care wee haue, to keepe our vowe vnbroke,
O loue through whom, wee liue in this vnrest,
Once ease thy thralles, that thus obey thy hest.
Constrainte of will, our wishes cannot yoke,
Our woordes in woorkes, in weale, and woe agree,
Such care wee haue, to keepe our vowe vnbroke,
O loue through whom, wee liue in this vnrest,
Once ease thy thralles, that thus obey thy hest.
Remoue their wrath, that woorkes to wrack our will,
That after stormes, wee may some sunne shine see,
The fault is thine, if loue betyde vs yll,
Which bound our selues, that thou mightst set vs free,
Wherefore vouchsafe (to sowre our sweete at last)
That gleames of Grace, our clowdes of woe may wast.
That after stormes, wee may some sunne shine see,
The fault is thine, if loue betyde vs yll,
Which bound our selues, that thou mightst set vs free,
Wherefore vouchsafe (to sowre our sweete at last)
That gleames of Grace, our clowdes of woe may wast.
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