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Of 4. voc.

[IX. When Cloris heard of her Amintas dying]

When Cloris heard of her Amintas dying

When Cloris heard of her Amintas dying, She grieued, she griued then for her vnkinde denying, Oft sighing, oft sighing, oft sighing sore and with a hart vnfayned, I dye, I dye, I dye, I dye, I dye, I dye, I dye, I dye, I dye she thus complayned, Whom when Amintas spyed, then both for ioy out cryed, I loue, I loue sweet Cloris eye, And I Amintas till I dye,

[X. Happy streames whose trembling fall]

Happy streames whose trembling fall

Happy streames whose trembling fall, with still murmure softly glyding, Happy Birds whose chirping call, with sweet melody delighting, Hath mou'd her flintie and relentlesse hart, to listen to your harmony, your harmony, inchanted with your melody, your melody, Sing on and carroll forth your glee, sing on, sing on, She graunts you

leaue, her rayes to see, She graunts you leaue, her rayes to see, Happy were I, were I, happy were I, were I, could loue but so delight her, But aye alas, my loue doth still despight her. But aye alas, alas my loue doth still despight her.

[XI. Change me O heauens]

Change me O heauens, into the Ruby stone

Change me O heauens, into the Ruby stone, That on my Loues faire locks doth hang in gold, that on my Loues faire locks, that on my Loues faire locks doth hang in gold, Yet leaue me speech to her to make my moane, yet leaue me speech to her to make my moane, to make my moan, to her to make my moane, And giue me eies her beauties to behold, and giue me eyes, and give me eyes her beauties to behold, or if you will not make, my flesh a stone, make her hard heart seeme flesh, that now seems none. make her hard heart seem flesh, that now seems none. make her, make her hard hart seem flesh that now seemes none.

[XII. Loue not me for comely grace]

Loue not me for comely grace

Loue not me for comely grace, for my pleasing eye or face; Nor for any outward part, No, nor for my constant heart: For those may faile, those may faile, for those may faile or turne to ill, So thou and I shall seuer: Keepe therfore a true womans eye, keepe therefore a true womans eye, keepe therefore a true womans eye, And loue me still, but know not why; And loue me still, but know not why, but know not why, And loue me still but know not why, So hast thou the same reason still, to dote vpon me euer. to dote, vpon me euer.

[XIII. Flye not so swift]

Flye not so swift my deere, behold me dying

Flye not so swift my deere, behold me dying, If not a smiling glance, a smiling glance, If not a smiling glance for all my crying, Yet kill me with thy frownes: The Satyres o're the lawnes full nimbly dauncing, Friske it apace, apace, to view thy beauties glancing, Thy beauties glancing; See how they coast the downes, See how they coast the downes, Fayne wouldst thou turne and yeeld them their delight,

faine wouldst thou turne, and yeeld them their delight, faine wouldst thou turne, fayne wouldst thou turne and yeeld them their delight, but that thou fearst least I should steale a sight.

[XIIII. I Loue alas, alas, yet am not loued]

I loue alas, alas, yet am not loued

I loue alas, alas, yet am not loued, alas, alas, yet am not loued, For cruell she, to pitty, is not moued: My constant loue with scorne she ill rewardeth, onely my sighs a little she regardeth, onely my sighs a little little shee regardeth, Yet more and more the quenchlesse fire increaseth, yet more and more the quenchlesse fire increaseth, which to my greater torment neuer ceaseth. neuer ceaseth. yet more and more, the quenchlesse fire increaseth, which to my greater torment neuer ceaseth.

[XV. As matchlesse beauty thee a Phœnix proues]

As matchlesse beauty thee a Phœnix proues

As matchlesse beauty thee a Phœnix proues, faire Leonilla, faire Leonilla, faire Leonilla, As matchlesse beauty thee a Phœnix proues, faire Leonilla, So thy sowre-sweet loues: For when young Acons eye thy proud hart tames, for when young Acons eye, for when young Acons eye thy proud. hart tames, Thou dy'st in him, and liuest in my flames. thou dyest in him, and liuest in my flames. For when young Acons eye thy proud has tames, for when young Acons eye thy proud hart tames, Thou dyest in him, and liuest in my flames. Thou dyest in him, and liuest in my flames. and liuest in my flames.

[XVI. Happy, oh happy he, who not affecting]

Happy, oh happy he, who not affecting

Happy, oh happy he, who not affecting The endlesse toyles, the endlesse toyles attending worldly cares, attending worldly cares, attending worldly cares, With minde repos'd all discontents reiecting; In silent peace his way to heauen prepares: In silent peace, his way to heauen, in silent peace his way to heauen prepares, Deeming his life a Scene, the world a Stage, whereon man acts his weary Pilgrimage. Deeming his life a Scene, the world a Stage whereon man acts his weary Pilgrimage. whereon man acts, whereon man acts his weary Pilgrimage.