 | Poems |  |
Answer.
[Wert thou by all Affections sought]
Wert thou by all Affections sought,
And fairer then thou wouldst be thought:
Or had thine Eyes as many Darts
As thou believ'st they shoot at Hearts,
Yet if thy Love were paid to me,
I would not offer mine to thee.
And fairer then thou wouldst be thought:
Or had thine Eyes as many Darts
As thou believ'st they shoot at Hearts,
Yet if thy Love were paid to me,
I would not offer mine to thee.
Ide sooner court a Feavers heat,
Then her that owns a Flame as great,
She that my Love will entertain,
Must meet it with no lesse disdain.
For mutual Fires themselves destroy,
And willing Kisses yield no Joy.
Then her that owns a Flame as great,
She that my Love will entertain,
Must meet it with no lesse disdain.
For mutual Fires themselves destroy,
And willing Kisses yield no Joy.
I love thee not because alone
Thou canst all Beauty call thine own,
Nor doth my passion fuel seek,
In thy bright Eye or softer Cheek:
Then fairest if thou wouldst know why
I love thee cause thou canst deny.
Thou canst all Beauty call thine own,
Nor doth my passion fuel seek,
In thy bright Eye or softer Cheek:
Then fairest if thou wouldst know why
I love thee cause thou canst deny.
| Poems | |