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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1597. Excerpt: ... If th'one had in her tender bofome slept, His fellow in his armes her wakeing kept. 21 Her fusf'ranee was but as a pleafing way To fruitles ends; resistance more enflameing: Her promifes were like a flight aray Worne by a masquer for an houres gameing, Her word a ballance was that weigh'd denyalls, That bred no greifes, with grants that dur'd no tryalls. 22 And thus fhe (to delight vaine glory) stirres Most innocent fpleenes to mutuall emulations, By making her divine competitours Fruftrate each others hopes and expectations; Enough to fet fraternall blood at ods, And into parties move the factious gods. 23 But (like wife men who rather chufe to fhew Their evidence then try their right at lawe) They in free freindship let each other know Their titles to her love; whereby they faw Her double dealing, and agreed to court Her both together joyntly for their fport. 24 But by this means they doe but help to catch Themfelves anew, in a new kinde of fnare; Ones motion do's but mar anothers match; Diversitie of buyers rayfe the fayre: Loves privie counfell are (in all) but two, A third, or more, his falfe designes undoe. 25 Finding all humane pollicies to fayle, Hot love now loathes the garments of disguife, And fince as men they cannot more prevayle, Refolveing to ingagc their dietyes, They now to her unworthy eares declare (For their loves latest refuge) what they are. 26 Imagining that majesty would ad More penetrating flames unto perfwafion, Or hope of golden showers to be had, Or fcare (at least) would check dissimulation, As well they might, if they with love had dealt That hopes had lik'd, Gods fear'd, or feare had felt. 27 But she that had occafion in a string Of ufes bridl'd, strait projects what boone, What divine guift, or admirable thing She should de...
