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CONELIVS song.
Who aymes at honours worthy name,
And coueteith renowmed fame,
In no wise can thereto aspyre,
Without the ayde of Queene desire.
And coueteith renowmed fame,
In no wise can thereto aspyre,
Without the ayde of Queene desire.
Oh mighty Cupid, Venus boy,
Accept of mine vnfayned ioy.
Accept of mine vnfayned ioy.
She sits triumphant in her seat,
And foes with furious lookes doeth threat,
Which do blaspheme with wordes vnmild;
Against her selfe and bonny child.
And foes with furious lookes doeth threat,
Which do blaspheme with wordes vnmild;
Against her selfe and bonny child.
Oh mighty Cupid, Venus boy,
Accept of mine vnfayned ioy.
Accept of mine vnfayned ioy.
A child, whose force and mighty hand,
The great God Mars could not withstand,
That burneth like a lampe of sire,
In fleeyng thoughtes wing'd with desire.
The great God Mars could not withstand,
That burneth like a lampe of sire,
In fleeyng thoughtes wing'd with desire.
Oh mighty Cupid, &c.
Whose shining beames doeth plainly show,
The ready way for them I trow,
For to aspyre to dignitie,
If loyall Louers they will be.
The ready way for them I trow,
For to aspyre to dignitie,
If loyall Louers they will be.
Oh mighty Cupid, &c.
Lo, here behold the honours due,
To amorous hearts that will be true,
But who dislodgeth from his bowre,
Shall soone perceiue his rodde is sowre.
To amorous hearts that will be true,
But who dislodgeth from his bowre,
Shall soone perceiue his rodde is sowre.
O mighty Cupid, &c.
And that he may with force confound,
Each liuing wyght that goeth on ground,
All you that doe this God despise,
Flye from his reach if you be wise.
Each liuing wyght that goeth on ground,
All you that doe this God despise,
Flye from his reach if you be wise.
O mighty Cupid, &c.
But he that mean'th not to disdaine,
For pleasures sake to take some paine,
Ioyne with the rest that amorous be,
And to his Court to gaine your fee.
For pleasures sake to take some paine,
Ioyne with the rest that amorous be,
And to his Court to gaine your fee.
Oh mighty Cupid, Venus boy,
Accept of mine vnfained ioy,
Accept of mine vnfained ioy,
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