is love; or; that love childish is ;
let me not know that others know
that she knows my paines; lest that so
a tender shame make me mine own new woe。
if thou give nothing; yet thou rt just;
because i would not thy first motions trust ;
small towns which stand stiff; till great shot
enforce them; by wars law condition not ;
such in loves warfare is my case ;
i may not article for grace;
having put love at last to show this face。
this face; by which he could mand
and change th idolatry of any land;
this face; which; wheresoeer it es;
can call vowd men from cloisters; dead from tombs;
and melt both poles at once; and store
deserts with cities; and make more
mines in the earth; than quarries were before。
for this love is enraged with me;
yet kills not ; if i must example be
to future rebels; if th unborn
must learn by my being cut up and torn;
kill; and dissect me; love ; for this
torture against thine own end is ;
rackd carcasses make ill anatomies。
confined love。
some man unworthy to be possessor
of old or new love; himself being false or weak;
thought his pain and shame would be lesser;
if on womankind he might his anger wreak ;
and thence a law did grow;
one might but one man know ;
but are other creatures so?
are sun; moon; or stars by law forbidden
to smile where they list; or lend away their light?
are birds divorced or are they chidden
if they leave their mate; or lie abroad a night?
beasts do no jointures lose
though they new lovers choose ;
but we are made worse than those。
who eer riggd fair ships to lie in harbours;
and not to seek lands; or not to deal with all?
or built fair houses; set trees; and arbours;
only to lock up; or else to let them fall?
good is not good; unless
a thousand it possess;
but doth waste with greediness。
the dream。
dear love; for nothing less than thee
would i have broke this happy dream ;
it was a theme
for reason; much too strong for fantasy。
therefore thou wakedst me wisely ; yet
my dream thou brokest not; but continuedst it。
thou art so true that thoughts of thee suffice
to make dreams truths; and fables histories ;
enter these arms; for since thou thoughtst it best;
not to dream all my dream; lets act the rest。
as lightning; or a tapers light;
thine eyes; and not thy noise waked me ;
yet i thought thee
—for thou lovest truth—an angel; at first sight ;
but when i saw thou sawst my heart;
and knewst my thoughts beyond an angels art;
when thou knewst what i dreamt; when thou knewst when
excess of joy would wake me; and camest then;
i must confess; it could not choose but be
profane; to think thee any thing but thee。
ing and staying showd thee; thee;
but rising makes me doubt; that now
thou art not thou。
that love is weak where fears as strong as he ;
tis not all spirit; pure and brave;
if mixture it of fear; shame; honour have ;
perchance as torches; which must ready be;
men light and put out; so thou dealst with me ;
thou camest to kindle; gost to e ; then i
will dream that hope again; but else would die。
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a valediction of weeping。
let me pour forth
my tears before thy face; whilst i stay here;
for thy face coins them; and thy stamp they bear;
and by this mintage they are something worth。
for thus they be
pregnant of thee ;
fruits of much grief they are; emblems of more ;
when a tear falls; that thou fallst which it bore ;
so thou and i are nothing then; when on a divers shore。
on a round ball
a workman; that hath copies by; can lay
an europe; afric; and an asia;
and quickly make that; which was nothing; all。
so doth each tear;
which thee doth wear;
a globe; yea world; by that impression grow;
till thy tears mixd with mine do overflow
this world; by waters sent from thee; my heaven dissolvèd so。
o ! more than moon;
draw not up seas to drown me in thy sphere ;
weep me not dead; in thine arms; but forbear
to teach the sea; what it may do too soon ;
let not the wind
example find
to do me more harm than it purposeth :
since thou and i sigh one anothers breath;
whoeer sighs most is cruellest; and hastes the others death。
loves alchemy。
some that have deeper diggd loves mine than i;
say; where his centric happiness doth lie。
i have loved; and got; and told;
but should i love; get; tell; till i were old;
i should not find that hidden mystery。
o ! tis imposture all ;
and as no chemic yet th elixir got;
but glorifies his pregnant pot;
if by the way to him befall
some odoriferous thing; or medicinal;
so; lovers dream a rich and long delight;
but get a winter…seeming summers night。
our ease; our thrift; our honour; and our day;
shall we for this vain bubbles shadow pay?
ends love in this; that my man
can be as happy as i can; if he can
endure the short scorn of a bridegrooms play?
that loving wretch that swears;
tis not the bodies marry; but the minds;
which he in her angelic finds;
would swear as justly; that he hears;
in that days rude hoarse minstrelsy; the spheres。
hope not for mind in women ; at their best;
sweetness and wit they are; but mummy; possessd。
the curse。
whoever guesses; thinks; or dreams; he knows
who is my mistress; wither by this curse ;
him; only for his purse
may some dull whore to love dispose;
and then yield unto all that are his foes ;
may he be scornd by one; whom all else scorn;
forswear to others; what to her he hath sworn;
with fear of missing; shame of getting; torn。
madness his sorrow; gout his cramps; may he
make; by but thinking who hath made him such ;
and may he feel no touch
of conscience; but of fame; and be
anguishd; not that twas sin; but that twas she ;
or may he for her virtue reverence
one that hates him only for impotence;
and equal traitors be she and his sense。
may he dream treason; and believe that he
meant to perform it; a
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