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Of 5. voc.

[XVII. Sweet hony sucking Bees]

Sweet hony sucking Bees, why doe you still

Sweet hony sucking Bees, why doe you still, surfet on Roses, Pincks and Violets? As if the choysest Nectar lay in them, wherwith you store, your curious Cabinets: Ah, make your flight, Ah, make your flight, to Melisuauiaes lips, there, there may you reuell in Ambrosian cheere, Where smiling Roses and sweet Lillies sits, there may you reuell, keeping their Spring-tide, keeping their Spring-tide graces, keeping their Spring-tide graces all the yeare. keeping their Spring-tide graces all the yeare,

[XVIII. Yet Sweet take heed]

Yet Sweet take heed, all sweets are hart to get

Yet Sweet take heed, all sweets are hart to get, sting not, sting not her soft lippes, Oh beware of that, Oh, oh beware of that, For if one flaming dart come from her eye, Come from her eye, was neuer dart so sharp, Ah then you dye, you dye, For if one flaming dart come from her eye, was neuer dart so sharp, Ah then you dye, then you dye, Ah then you dye, was neuer dart so sharp, Ah then you dye, Ah then you dye. Ah then you dye.

[XIX. All pleasure is of this condition]

All pleasure is of this condition

All pleasure is of this condition, It pricks men forward to fruition, All It pricks men forward to fruition, But if enioy'd then like the humming Bee, then like the humming Bee, The honie being shed away doth flee, away doth flee, But leaues a sting that wounds the inward hart, But leaues a sting that wounds the inward hart, the inward hart, With gnawing griefe, and neuer ending smart. With gnawing griefe, and neuer ending smart. With gnawing griefe, and neuer ending smart.

[XX. Oft haue I vow'd how dearely I did loue thee]

Oft haue I vow'd how dearely I did loue thee

Oft haue I vow'd how dearely I did loue thee, how deerely I did loue thee, And oft obseru'd thee with all willing dutie, Sighs I haue sent stil hoping to remoue thee, stil hoping to remoue thee: Millions of tears, of tears, I tendred to thy beautie, millions of teares, I tendred to thy beautie, Yet thou of sighs and silly teares regardlesse, yet thou of sighs and silly teares regardlesse, suffrest my feeble hart to pine with anguish, Whilst all my barren hopes returne rewardlesse, My bitter dayes doe wast, and I doe languish. My bitter dayes doe wast, and I doe languish, and I doe languish.

[XXI. Downe in a valley]

Downe in a valley, as Alexis trips

Downe in a valley, as Alexis trips, Daphne sat sweetly sleeping, sat sleeping, Soone as the wanton toucht her ruddy lips, she nicely fell a weeping, The wag full softly lifts her, And too and fro hee sifts her, But when nor sighes nor kisses mou'd her pitty, nor sighes could moue her pitty, nor teares could moue her pitty, With plaints he warbles forth, he warbles forth this mournfull ditty. But when nor sighes (ah) nor kisses mou'd her pitty, nor sighs could moue her pitty, nor teares could moue her pitty, with plaints he warbles forth, he warbles forth, this mournful ditty.

[XXII. Hard Destinies are Loue and Beautie parted]

Hard Destinies are Loue and Beautie parted?

Hard Destinies are Loue and Beautie parted? Fayre Daphne so disdainfull? Cupid thy shafts are too vniustly darted, Fond Loue thy wounds be painefull, But sith my louely Iewell is prou'd so coy and cruell, Ile liue and frolicke in her beauties treasure, Ile liue and frolicke in her beauties treasure, But languish, faint, and dye, But languish, faint and

dye in her displeasure. Ile liue and frolicke, in her beauties treasure, Ile liue and frolicke in her beauties treasure, But languish, But languish, faint and dye, in her displeasure. But languish faint and dye, in her displeasure.

[XXIII. Weepe, weepe, weepe, mine eyes]

Weepe, weepe, weepe, mine eyes, my hart can take no rest

Weepe, weepe, weepe, mine eyes, my hart can take no rest, weepe, weepe, weepe my hart, mine eyes shall ne're be blest, Weepe hart, weepe eyes, and both this accent cry, A thousand deaths I dye, A thousand thousand deaths I dye, I dye, Aye me, ah, ah, cruell Fortune, Aye me, Now Leander to dye I feare not, Death doe thy worst I care not, I hope, I hope when I am dead in Elizian plaine, To meet, and there with ioy, with ioy weele loue againe.

[XXIIII. There where I saw her louely beautie]

There where I saw her louely beautie, her louely beautie painted

There where I saw her louely beautie, her louely beautie painted, Where Venus-like my sacred Goddesse shineth, There with precellent obiect mine eyes fainted, That faire but fatall star, my dole deuineth, As soone as morning in her light appeareth, Her sweet salute my minde or'e clouded cleareth, When night againe the dayes delight bereaueth, My harts true sacrifice she quicke receiueth, But night and day she craftily forsakes me, To tedious day to loathsome night, to loathsome night betakes me. to tedious day to loathsome night betakes me.

[XXV. Yee that doe liue in pleasures plenty]

Yee that doe liue in pleasures plenty

Yee that doe liue in pleasures plenty, Yee that doe liue in pleasures plenty, And dwell in Musicks sweetest Ayres, Whose eyes are quicke, Whose eares are dainty, Whose eyes are quicke, Whose eares are dainty, Whose eares are dainty, Not clogd with earth or worldly cares, or worldly cares, Come sing this song made in Amphions praise, Who now is dead, yet you his Fame can raise, Call him againe, let him not dye, But liue in Musicks sweetest birth, Place him in fayrest memory, And

let him triumph ouer death, And let him triumph ouer death, O sweetly sung, his liuing wish attend yee, his These were his words, the mirth of heauen, God send yee the mirth of heauen God send yee.

[XXVI. A Silly Siluan, kissing heauen-borne fire]

A silly Siluan, kissing heauen-borne fire

A silly Siluan, kissing heauen-borne fire, scorched his lips for his so fond desire: I not so fond, but gaz'd, whilst such fire burned, And all my hart straight into flames was turned: And all my hart straight into flames was turned, And all my hart, straight into flames was turned. His fire was stolne, and stolne things goe amisse, But I alas vniustly, but I alas vniustly, for to haue her her heauenly fire the Gods & graces gaue her, the Gods and graces gaue her. the Gods and graces gaue her.