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023.B02.0HE An Elegie.
023.B02.001 The Heauens reioyce in motion; y%5n%6 why should I?
023.B02.002 Admire my soe belou'de varietie
023.B02.003 And may not w%5th%6 my youth loue diuide,
023.B02.004 Pleasure is nought, if not diuersifi'de.
023.B02.005 The Sunne when sitting is the chaire of light
023.B02.006 Sheds staine into, what else is not soe bright.
023.B02.007 And 's not contented at one signe to Inne,
023.B02.008 But ends his yeere, and at a new beginne.
023.B02.009 All things doe willingly in change delight,
023.B02.010 The fruitfull Mother of her appetite.
023.B02.011 Riuers the clearer, & more pleasing are
023.B02.012 When their broad siluer streams run wide & far.
023.B02.013 And a dead Lake, y%5t%6 no strange barke doth greete.
023.B02.014 Corrupts it selfe: kills what doth liue in it.
023.B02.015 Let no man tell me, such a one is faire,
023.B02.016 And onely worthy to be past compare;
023.B02.017 Nature in her hath done y%5e%6 liberall part
023.B02.018 Of a kinde mistres, & employ'd her hart
023.B02.019 To make her loue-able, and I auer
023.B02.020 Him not humane that could not fancy her.
023.B02.021 I loue her well; & could, if need were, dye
023.B02.022 To doe her seruice. but followes it that I
023.B02.023 Must serue her onely, when I may haue choice
023.B02.024 Of other beauties, and in change reioyce.   [CW: How
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023.B02.037 How happy were our sires in antient time,    [f. 64r
023.B02.038 who held pluralitie of loues, noe crime.
023.B02.039 with them it was accounted charitie
023.B02.040 To stirre vp Race of all indifferentlie.
023.B02.041 Kindred were not exempted from y%5e%6 bands
023.B02.042 w%5ch%6 with the Persians still in vsage stands.
023.B02.043 Women were then no sooner woo'd then wonne
023.B02.044 And what they did, was honest, & well done.
023.B02.045 But since, this title honour hath beene vs'de
023.B02.046 Our weake credulities hath beene abu'sde.
023.B02.047 The golden lawes of Nature are repeal'd,
023.B02.048 W%5ch%6 our great grandsires in such reu'rence held.
023.B02.049 Our libertie's reuerst, our charter's gone,
023.B02.050 And we're made seruants to opinion.
023.B02.051 A Monster in no certaine shape attir'd,
023.B02.052 And one whose Origine is much desir'd.
023.B02.053 fformelesse at first, but goeing on it fashions
023.B02.054 And doth p%Pscribe Lawes, Manners, vnto Nations.
023.B02.055 Heere Loue receau'd immendicable harmes,
023.B02.056 And was dispoyled of his daring armes.
023.B02.057 A greater want then of his daring eyes,
023.B02.058 He lost those awfull wings with w%5ch%6 he flies.
023.B02.059 His sinnowye Bow, & those immortall darts,
023.B02.060 wherew%5th%6 he's wont to wound resisting harts.
023.B02.061 Onely some few, strong of themselues, and fre,      [CW: Retaine
023.B02.062 Retaine the seede of pristine libertie.             [54v
023.B02.063 ffollowing y%5t%6 p%Pte of Loue although deprest
023.B02.064 And make a throne for him w%5th%6in their brest.
023.B02.065 For spite of moderne Censure, him auowing
023.B02.066 Their Soueraigne, all seruice him allowing.
023.B02.067 Among w%5ch%6 troupe altho I am the least
023.B02.068 Yet equall in perfection with the best.
023.B02.069 I glorie in subiection vnder's hand,
023.B02.070 Neuer declining from his least co%Mmaund.
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023.B02.079 Nor to the art of seuerall eyes obeying
023.B02.080 But beauty w%5th%6 true worth vnpartially weying.
023.B02.081 W%5ch%6 hauing found assembled in some one
023.B02.082 Would loue for euer, and loue her alone.|
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