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Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political

The Eighth Impression. With New and several other Additions Both in Prose and Verse Not Extant in the former Impressions. By Owen Felltham
  

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XXX. To this written by a Gentlewoman, the Answer underneath was given.
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XXX. To this written by a Gentlewoman, the Answer underneath was given.

Believe not him whom Love hath left so wise,
As to have power his own tale to tell;
For Childrens griefs do yield the loudest cryes,
And cold desires may be expressed well.
In well-told Love most often falshood lyes.
But pity him that onely sighs and Dyes.

His Answer.

Yet trust him that a sad tale tells,
With sighs and tears in's eyes:
For Love with torture often dwells,
And can make Ideots wise:
Racks make the strongest roar, Love sticks no dart
But tips the tongue as well as wounds the heart.
Who loves, and dyes, and makes no show,
Hath heart and passion weak;
Since passions that are deep, we know,
Can make the dumb to speak.
Then never pity him whom death can cure,
But pity him that lives and must endure.