IDENTILIN$$  F106C09|EpLin|CUL Luttrell|ff.84-85v. /P:EWS,o,18Mar91/C:T-LP,23Jul91 
106.C09.0HE  Epithalamion on a Citizen [84]
106.C09.001  The Sunne beames in y%5e%6 East are spredd
106.C09.002  Leaue, leaue, faire Bride your solitary bedd
106.C09.003  no more shall you returne to it alone
106.C09.004  It nourseth sadnesse, & your bodyes print,
106.C09.005  Like to a Graue the yeelding Downe doth dint.
106.C09.006  You, & your other you, meet there anon
106.C09.007  [NI]Put forth, putt forth that warme balme-breathing thigh
106.C09.008  Which, when next time you in those sheetes would smother,
106.C09.009  There it must meet another
106.C09.010  which neuer was but oft must be more nigh
106.C09.011  Come glad from thence, goe gladder then you came
106.C09.012  To night putt on Perfection & a Womans name.|
106.C09.013  Daughters of London, you which bee 
106.C09.014  Our golden Mines & furnishd Treasury
106.C09.015  you which are Angells, yet still bring with you
106.C09.016  Thousands of Angells on your mariage dayes,
106.C09.017  Helpe with your p%5r%6sence & deuise to prayse
106.C09.018  These rites which also vnto you grow due,
106.C09.019  Conceitedly dresse her, & be assign'd
106.C09.020  By you fitt place for euery flower & Iewell
106.C09.021  Make her for loue fitt fewell
106.C09.022  As gay as fflora and as rich as Inde
106.C09.023  So may shee faire & rich in nothing lame
106.C09.024  To day putt on perfection & a womans name  
106.C09.025  And you frolicke Patricians [84v]
106.C09.026  Sonnes of those Senators, wealths deepe Ocean,
106.C09.027  ye Painted Courtiers, barrills of others witts,
106.C09.028  yee Countrymen, which but your beasts, loue none
106.C09.029  yee of those fellowshipps whereof hee's one
106.C09.030  of study & play made strange Hermaphrodites,
106.C09.031  Heere shine, this Bridgroome to y%5e%6 temple bringe
106.C09.032  So in yon path which store of flowers graceth
106.C09.033  The sober Virgin paceth
106.C09.034  Except my sight faile, tis no other thinge
106.C09.035  Weepe not, nor blush, heere is no greife nor shame
106.C09.036  To day putt on perfection & a womans name.
106.C09.037  Thy twoleav'd gates, faire Temple vnfold
106.C09.038  And these two in thy sacred bosome hold
106.C09.039  Till mistically ioyn'd both in one they bee
106.C09.040  Then, may thy leane & hunger=sterued wombe
106.C09.041  Long time expect their bodyes & their Tombe
106.C09.042  Long after their owne Parents fatten thee
106.C09.043  All elder claymes, & all old barrennesse
106.C09.044  All yeelding to new loues be farre for euer
106.C09.045  which might these two disseuer
106.C09.046  Alwayes th'each other may th'each one possesse
106.C09.047  ffor the best bride best worthy of praise & fame
106.C09.048  To day putts on Perfection & a womans name. [CW:>>oh#win:<<]
106.C09.049  Oh winters dayes bring much delight [85]
106.C09.050  not for themselues but for they soone bring night
106.C09.051  Other sweets wayte thee then those diuers meats
106.C09.052  Other disports then dauncing Iollityes
106.C09.053  Other loue trickes then glauncing with y%5e%6 Eyes
106.C09.054  But if the Sunne still in o%5r%6 halfe sphere sweats
106.C09.055  Hee flyes in winter, but now he stands still
106.C09.056  Yet shaddowes turne, noone point he hath attayn'd
106.C09.057  His steeds will be restrayn'd
106.C09.058  But gallop liuely downe y%5e%6 Easterne hill
106.C09.059  Thou shalt when he hath runne y%5e%6 heauens halfe frame
106.C09.060  Put on Perfection and a womans name.
106.C09.061  The amorous Euening starre is rose
106.C09.062  why should not then o%5r%6 amorous starre enclose
106.C09.063  Herselfe in her wish'd bed? Release y%5r%6 strings
106.C09.064  Musitians, & Dauncers, take some truce
106.C09.065  with those your pleasing labours, for great vse
106.C09.066  As much wearinesse as Perfection bringes.
106.C09.067  you, & not only you, but all toyld beasts
106.C09.068  Rest duly at night, all their toyles are dispenc'd
106.C09.069  But in their bedds com%Menc'd
106.C09.070  Are other labours & more dainty feasts.
106.C09.071  Shee goes a mayd, who least shee turne the same,
106.C09.072  To night putts on perfection & a womans name
106.C09.073  The virgin girdle now vntye [85v]
106.C09.074  And in thy nuptiall bed, loues Altar, lye
106.C09.075  A pleasing Sacrifice, now dispossesse
106.C09.076  Thee of those chaines & Robes which were putt on
106.C09.077  T'adorne the day not thee, for thou alone
106.C09.078  like virtue & truth, art best in nakednesse.
106.C09.079  This bed is only to virginitye
106.C09.080  A Graue, but to a better state a Cradle
106.C09.081  Till now thou wa'st but able
106.C09.082  To bee what now thou art, Then y%5t%6 by thee
106.C09.083  no more be sayd, I may bee, but I am
106.C09.084  To night putt on Perfection & a womans name.
106.C09.085  Euen like a faithfull man, content
106.C09.086  That this life for a better should be spent
106.C09.087  So shee a mothers rich stile doth p%5r%6ferre
106.C09.088  And at the bridgroomes wish'd approach doth lye
106.C09.089  Like an appoynted lamb, when tenderly
106.C09.090  The Preist comes on his knees t'embowell her.
106.C09.091  Now sleepe or watch with more ioy & a light
106.C09.092  of heaven, to morrow, rise thou hott & early
106.C09.093  Thy Sunne will loue so deerly
106.C09.094  Her rest, that long long wee shall want her sight.
106.C09.095  wonders are wrought, for shee which had no name
106.C09.096  To night putts on Perfection & a womans name. [CW:>>Allophanes<<]
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106.C09.$$   Divided into eight 12-line stanzas. Lines 3,6,7,10 indented 5 sp.; l.9 indented 10 sp.; stanzas numbered in Arabic numerals.