IDENTILIN$$  F009O340 Rawl#poet117,f.206v-r. E:G.L. P:EWS/o/6-4-1992 C:JPK/5-20-93
009.O34.0HE  [RM:The Comparison/#pag.#82.]
009.O34.001  as the sweet sweat of roses in a still
009.O34.002  as that w%5ch%6 from chast muskatts powres doth trill
009.O34.003  as the almightye balme of the earlye east
009.O34.004  Such are the sweet dropps of my mistris breast
009.O34.005  and one hir necke her skinne, such luster setts
009.O34.006  that they seame not sweat drops, but pearle carcanetts 
009.O34.007  ranke sweatye froth, thy m%5ris%6 browe defyles
009.O34.008  like the spermatique issue of ripe menstruous byles,
009.O34.009  Or like the scumme, w%5ch%6 by needs lawless lawe
009.O34.010  Enforc%5t%6, staru%5d%6 men did drawe
009.O34.011  from p%Parboylde shoes, and bootes, and all the rest
009.O34.012  w%5ch%6 weare w%5th%6 any souerangne fatness blest,
009.O34.013  and like vyld lyinge stone, in saffron tynne
009.O34.014  Or warts, or wheales, they hange vppon hir %Ychinne%Z>skinne<
009.O34.015  rounde, as the world is hir head one euery side
009.O34.016  like to that fatall ball one Ide.
009.O34.017  Or that wherof he had, such Ieolusye
009.O34.018  As for the ravishinge therof wee dye,
009.O34.019  Thy head is like a roughe hewen statue of Ieat
009.O34.020  Wher markes for%Ynose%Z, eyes, >nose< mouth ar yett
009.O34.021  Like the first chaos, or flatt seeminge face
009.O34.022  of Cynthia, when the earth shades hyr ymbrace
009.O34.023  Like Proserpines whyte bewtye keep%Ying%Z>%5in%6< chest
009.O34.024  Or Ioues lost fortunes vrne, in her fayr breast
009.O34.025  Thyne like wormeaten trunkes, clothd in cells skinne
009.O34.026  Or graue thats durtye w%5th%6out and stinkes w%5th%6in
009.O34.027  And like the slender stalke, at whose end standes
009.O34.028  the woodbine quiueringe, ore hir armes, and handes [CW:om]
009.O34.029  Like rough barkte Elme boughes, or the russett skine [206r]
009.O34.030  Of men scourgd for madness, or for sinne
009.O34.031  Like sunne parcht quarters one the cittye gate
009.O34.032  such is thy tande skinnes lamentable state
009.O34.033  And like a bunch of ragged carrets stand
009.O34.034  the shorte swolne fingers of thy gowtye hand.
009.O34.035  T%Yhy%Zne>hen< like the Chymickes masculine equall fyer
009.O34.036  w%5ch%6 in the Lymbeckes warme wombe doth inspire
009.O34.037  into the earths worthless durt, a soule of gold
009.O34.038  such cherishinge heat, hir best loue%5d%6 hart doth hold
009.O34.039  Thyne is like the dead mouth of a fyred gunne
009.O34.040  Or like hott liquid mettayles newly runne
009.O34.041  Into clay moulds, or like that %1AE%Ltna%2
009.O34.042  wher rounde aboute the grass is burnt away
009.O34.043  Are not you%5r%6 kisses then as filthy and poore
009.O34.044  as a worme suckinge, or invenomed soare.
009.O34.045  doth not thys fearfull hand in feelinge quake
009.O34.046  as w%5ch%6 gatheringe flowers still feared a snake
009.O34.047  is not you%5r%6 last act harsh and violent
009.O34.048  As when a plough a stonye ground doth rent
009.O34.049  soe kiss good turtles soe devoutly nice
009.O34.050  Are preestes in handlinge reverend sacrifice
009.O34.051  And such in searchinge wounds the surgeon is
009.O34.052om
009.O34.053  Leaue her, and I will leaue comparinge thus
009.O34.054  Shee and comparisons are odious
009.O34.0SS  Finis
009.O34.0$$  L. 52 is omitted. No ind. Only a horizontal line in second 
hand separates the poem from ElNar, immediately preceeding. Original 
scribe thought both were one poem.