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Wroth, Mary (ca. 1586-ca. 1640)

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POEMS FROM THE NEWBERRY MANUSCRIPT The Secound Part of the Countesse of Montgomery's Urania

1.

[Why doe you thus torment my poorest hart?]

3.

[Most deere, more hapy soverainsing harts]

4.

[Honor now injoye the day]

5.

[This is Honor's holly day]

6.

[Come lusty gamesters of the sea]

7.

[This night the Moone eclipsed was]

8.

[Stay holy fires]

9.

[Were ever eyes of such devinitie]

10.

[Fierce love, alas yett lett mee rest]

11.

[Beehold this sacred fire]

12.

[Love lett mee live, ore lett mee dye]

13.

[Love butt a phantesie light, and vaine]

14.

[Was I to blame to trust]

15.

[Lying upon the beach]

16.

[Come deere, lett's waulke into this spring]

17.

[Most hapy memory bee ever blest]

18.

[Returne my thoughts, why fly you soe?]

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SONGS FROM THE HUNTINGTON MANUSCRIPT OF Love's Victorie

1.

[You pleasant floury meade]

2.

[Joyfull pleasant spring]

3.

[O my eyes how do you lead]

4.

[When I doe see]

5.

[By a pleasant rivers side]

6.

[Love, and Reason once att warr]

7.

[Cupid blessed bee thy might]

8.

[Silent woods with desarts shade]

9.

[Love thy powerfull hand withdraw]

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[This night the Moone eclipsed was]

This night the Moone eclipsed was
Alas,
Butt quickly she did brightlier shine
Devine,
Prognosticating by sweet raine
That all things showld bee cleere againe,

Sweet raine foretells us good to growe,
And flowe,
Coole drops sweet moisture, flowers bring
To spring,
Which fruict brings forthe, and soe shall wee
Live hopefully all good to see,

Butt in this time the sun is loste
And crost,
Thought in Antipides nott quite beereft
Nor left,
Butt in just course shall come againe,
And with pure light both shine, and raigne.