The History of Polindor and Flostella With Other Poems. By I. H. [i.e. John Harington] The third Edition, Revised and much Enlarged |
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Mutual Love, Conjugall.
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Mutual Love, Conjugall.
Most true that Love, sweet sweetest those
Enjoyments where there Liking is
(Whence Value of each other growes)
For th' Person, Parts, Conditions, these;
To that's measure
Seems reduc'd the Fancies pleasure;
Value coyning all that hour,
Though something wrought by Nature's pow'r.
Enjoyments where there Liking is
(Whence Value of each other growes)
For th' Person, Parts, Conditions, these;
To that's measure
Seems reduc'd the Fancies pleasure;
Value coyning all that hour,
Though something wrought by Nature's pow'r.
Mird where not enforc'd by friends,
Nor strain'd through fondness, greedy Mood
To Honour, Wealth, such Worldly ends
(Although fit Competence be good,
Serves to season
Marriage, life, on grounds of reason)
Kisses else bad food become,
Faint qualmish Sweets that Wedlock-sum.
Nor strain'd through fondness, greedy Mood
To Honour, Wealth, such Worldly ends
(Although fit Competence be good,
Serves to season
Marriage, life, on grounds of reason)
Kisses else bad food become,
Faint qualmish Sweets that Wedlock-sum.
Love away, but wasting time
Those Acts appear, with sigh for cloze;
At least when th' Novelty, joy's prime
Of Wealth is o're, when cloying growes;
Poor sauce Hoording
To th' Beds choyce delights affording,
Board's converse: it sence should please,
By th' Fancy that seems check'd, with ease.
Those Acts appear, with sigh for cloze;
At least when th' Novelty, joy's prime
Of Wealth is o're, when cloying growes;
Poor sauce Hoording
To th' Beds choyce delights affording,
Board's converse: it sence should please,
By th' Fancy that seems check'd, with ease.
So to th' hungry loathsome prove
Meats oft, where crost their Fancy, mind:
Strange Damping too, where either's Love
Contemn'd at first in ruder kind,
Once Disdained;
Taint it leaves, though th' Prize obtained:
This self lov to all is fus'd,
That none would have their Lov's abus'd.
Meats oft, where crost their Fancy, mind:
Strange Damping too, where either's Love
Contemn'd at first in ruder kind,
Once Disdained;
Taint it leaves, though th' Prize obtained:
This self lov to all is fus'd,
That none would have their Lov's abus'd.
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Besides th' offensive scorn, it leaves
Of colder Love stamp'd Jealousie?
Whereas each nobler Spirit conceives
Joyes lost, if come not kindly free:
Tenfold deeming
Those Sweets too, inhanc'd esteeming,
Whilst but thinks Another's Pleas'd,
Lov'd, choycest Minions flames appeas'd
Of colder Love stamp'd Jealousie?
Whereas each nobler Spirit conceives
Joyes lost, if come not kindly free:
Tenfold deeming
Those Sweets too, inhanc'd esteeming,
Whilst but thinks Another's Pleas'd,
Lov'd, choycest Minions flames appeas'd
Pure sweets alone
Where no such Love-affrontings known;
Though Civill, modest coyness shown.
Where no such Love-affrontings known;
Though Civill, modest coyness shown.
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