 | Saint Peters complaint (1595) |  |
Lifes death loues life.
Who liues in loue, loues least to liue,
And long delayes doth rue:
If him he loue by whom he liues,
To whom all loue is due.
And long delayes doth rue:
If him he loue by whom he liues,
To whom all loue is due.
VVho for our loue did choose to liue,
And was content to die:
VVho lou'd our loue more then his life,
And loue with life did buy.
And was content to die:
VVho lou'd our loue more then his life,
And loue with life did buy.
Let vs in life, yea with our life,
Requite his liuing loue,
For best we liue when least we liue,
If loue our life remoue.
Requite his liuing loue,
For best we liue when least we liue,
If loue our life remoue.
VVhere loue is hote, life hatefull is,
Their grounds doe not agree:
Loue where it loues, life where it liues,
Desireth most to be.
Their grounds doe not agree:
Loue where it loues, life where it liues,
Desireth most to be.
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And sith loue is not where it liues,
Nor liueth where it loues:
Loue hateth life, that holdes it backe,
And death it best approues.
Nor liueth where it loues:
Loue hateth life, that holdes it backe,
And death it best approues.
For seldome is he wonne in life,
VVhom loue doth most desire:
If wonne by loue yet not inioyde,
Till mortall life expire.
VVhom loue doth most desire:
If wonne by loue yet not inioyde,
Till mortall life expire.
Life out of earth, hath not aboad,
In earth loue hath no place,
Loue setled hath her ioyes in heau'n,
In earth life all her grace.
In earth loue hath no place,
Loue setled hath her ioyes in heau'n,
In earth life all her grace.
Mourne therefore no true louers death:
Life onely him annoyes,
And when he taketh leaue of life,
Then loue beginnes his ioyes.
Life onely him annoyes,
And when he taketh leaue of life,
Then loue beginnes his ioyes.
| Saint Peters complaint (1595) | |