Festum Uoluptatis, Or the Banquet of Pleasure Fvrnished with Mvch Variety of Speculations, Wittie, Pleasant, and Delightfull. Containing divers choyce Love-Posies, Songs, Sonnets, Odes, Madrigals, Satyrs, Epigrams, Epitaphs and Elegies. For varietie and pleasure the like never before published. By S. P. [i.e. Samuel Pick] |
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Vpon Visiting his Mistresse by Moone light.
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Vpon Visiting his Mistresse by Moone light.
The night say all, was made for rest,
And so say I, but not for all;
To them the darkest nights are best,
Which give them leave asleep to fall,
But I that seek my rest by light,
Hate sleep and praise the clearest night.
And so say I, but not for all;
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Which give them leave asleep to fall,
But I that seek my rest by light,
Hate sleep and praise the clearest night.
Bright was the Moon as bright as day,
And Venus glistred in the West,
Whose light did lead the ready way,
That brought me to my wished rest:
Then each of them increast their light,
While I enjoy'd her heavenly sight.
And Venus glistred in the West,
Whose light did lead the ready way,
That brought me to my wished rest:
Then each of them increast their light,
While I enjoy'd her heavenly sight.
Say, gentle Dames, what mov'd your minde,
To shine so bright above your wont,
Would Phebe faire Endimion finde?
Would Venus see Adonis hunt?
No, no, you feared by her sight,
To lose the praise of beauty bright.
To shine so bright above your wont,
Would Phebe faire Endimion finde?
Would Venus see Adonis hunt?
No, no, you feared by her sight,
To lose the praise of beauty bright.
At last, for shame you shrunke away,
And thought to reave the world of light:
Then shone my Dame with brighter ray,
Then that which comes from Phœbus sight.
None other light but hers I praise,
Whose nights are clearer than the dayes.
And thought to reave the world of light:
Then shone my Dame with brighter ray,
Then that which comes from Phœbus sight.
None other light but hers I praise,
Whose nights are clearer than the dayes.
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