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  <strong>AFEVER.</strong>

  O!DOnotdie,forIshallhate

  Allwomenso,whenthone,

  ThattheeIshallnotcelebrate,

  WhenIrememberthouwastone.

  Butyetthoustnotdie,Iknow;

  Toleavethisworldbehind,isdeath;

  Butwhenthoufromthisworldwiltgo,

  Thewholeworldvapourswiththybreath.

  Orif,whenthou,theworldssoul,gost,

  Itstay,tisbutthycarcasethen;

  Thefairestwoman,butthyghost,

  Butcorruptworms,theworthiestmen.

  lingschools,thatsearchwhatfire

  Shallburnthisworld,hadhewit

  Untothiskoaspire,

  Thatthisherfeavermightbeit?

  Asheotwastebythis,

  Nbearthistwrong,

  Formorecorruptionneedfulis,

  Tofuelsuchafeverlong.

  Theseburningfitsbutmeteorsbe,

  Whosematterintheeissoo;

  Thybeauty,andallparts,whicharethee,

  Areungeablefirmament.

  Yettwasofmymind,seizingthee,

  Thoughitintheeotperséver;

  ForIhadratherownerbe

  Oftheeonehour,thanallelseever.

  <strong>AIRANDANGELS.</strong>

  TWICEorthricehadIlovedthee,

  BeforeIkhyfae;

  Soinavoice,soinashapelessflame

  Angelsaffectusoft,andworshippdbe.

  Stillwhen,towherethouwert,Icame,

  SomelovelygloriousnothingdidIsee.

  Butsincemysoul,whosechildloveis,

  Takeslimbsofflesh,andelsecouldnothingdo,

  Moresubtlethantheparentis

  Lovemusttakeabodytoo;

  Andthereforewhatthouwert,andwho,

  IbidLoveask,andnow

  Thatitassumethybody,Iallow,

  Andfixitselfinthylip,eye,andbrow.

  WhilstthustoballastloveIthought,

  Andsomoresteadilytohavegone,

  Withwareswhichwouldsinkadmiration,

  IsawIhadlovespinnaceoverfraught;

  Thyeveryhairforlovetoworkupon

  Ismuuefittermustbesought;

  For,norinnothing,norinthings

  Extreme,andscatteringbright,loveinhere;

  Thenasanangelfadwings

  Ofair,notpureasit,yetpuredothwear,

  Sothylovemaybemylovessphere;

  Justsuchdisparity

  Asistwixtairsandangelspurity,

  Twixtwomenslove,andmens,willeverbe.

  <strong>BREAKOFDAY.</strong>

  STAY,Osweet,anddonotrise;

  Thelightthatshinesesfromthineeyes;

  Thedaybreaksnot,itismyheart,

  BecausethatyouandImustpart.

  Stay,orelsemyjoyswilldie,

  Andperishintheirinfancy.

  [AHESAME.]

  TIStrue,tisday;whatthoughitbe?

  O,wiltthouthereforerisefromme?

  Whyshouldwerisebecausetislight?

  Didweliedownbecausetwasnight?

  Love,whispiteofdarknessbroughtushither,

  Shouldieoflightkeepustogether.

  Lighthathnotoisalleye;

  Ifitcouldspeakasy,

  Thisweretheworstthatitcouldsay,

  ThatbeingwellIfainwouldstay,

  AndthatIlovedmyheartandhonourso

  ThatIwouldnotfromhim,thathadthem,go.

  Mustbusiheefromhenceremove?

  O!thatstheworstdiseaseoflove,

  Thepoor,thefoul,thefalse,love

  Admit,butnotthebusiedman.

  Hewhichhathbusiness,andmakeslove,dothdo

  Suchwrong,aswhenamarriedmandothwoo.

  <strong>THEANNIVERSARY.</strong>

  ALLkings,andalltheirfavourites,

  Allgloryofhonours,beauties,wits,

  Thesunitself,whichmakestime,astheypass,

  Iselderbyayearnowthanitwas

  WhenthouandIfirstohersaw.

  Allotherthingstotheirdestrudraw,

  Onlyourlovehathnodecay;

  Thisnoto-morrowhath,erday;

  Runningitneverrunsfromusaway,

  Buttrulykeepshisfirst,last,everlastingday.

  Twogravesmusthidethineandmycorse;

  Ifonemight,deathwerenodivorce.

  Alas!aswellasotherprinces,we

  —Whoprinoughiherbe—

  Mustleaveatlastiheseeyesandears,

  Oftfedwithtrueoaths,andwithsweetsalttears;

  Butsoulswherenothingdwellsbutlove

  —Allotherthoughtsbeingihenshallprove

  Thisoraloveincreasèdthereabove,

  Whenbodiestotheirgraves,soulsfromtheirgravesremove.

  Andthenweshallbethroughlyblest;

  Butnownomorethanalltherest.

  Hereupohwerekings,andwe

  besugs,norofsuchsubjectsbe.

  Whoissosafeaswe?wherenonedo

  Treasontous,exceptoneofustwo.

  Trueandfalsefearsletusrefrain,

  Letuslovenobly,andlive,andaddagain

  Yearsandyearsuntoyears,tillweattain

  Towritethreescore;thisisthesedn.

  <strong>AVALEDIYHEWINDOW.</strong>

  I.

  MYnameengravedherein

  Dothtributemyfirmothisglass,

  Whicheversicharmhathbeen

  Ashard,asthatwhichgraveditwas;

  Thineeyewillgiveitpriough,tomock

  Thediamondsofeitherrock.

  II.

  Tismuchthatglassshouldbe

  Asall-fessing,andthrough-shineasI;

  Tismorethatitshowstheetothee,

  Andclearreflectstheetothineeye.

  Butallsuchruleslovesmagiundo;

  Hereyouseeme,andIamyou.

  III.

  Asnoonepoint,nordash,

  Whicharebutaccessoriestothisname,

  Theshowersandtempestsoutwash

  Soshallalltimesfihesame;

  Youthisentirenessbettermayfulfill,

  Whohavethepatternwithyoustill.

  IV.

  Oriftoohardanddeep

  Thislearningbe,forascratametoteach,

  Itasagivehsheadkeep,

  Loversmortalitytopreach;

  Orthinkthisraggedbonyobe

  Myruinousanatomy.

  V.

  Then,asallmysoulsbe

  Emparadisedinyou—inwhomalone

  Iuand,andgrow,andsee—

  Theraftersofmybody,bone,

  Beingstillwithyou,themuscle,sinew,andvein

  Whichtilethishouse,willeagain.

  VI.

  Tillmyreturnrepair

  Andrepactmyscatterdbodyso,

  Asallthevirtuouspowerswhichare

  Fixdiarsaresaidtoflow

  Intosuchcharactersasgravèdbe

  Whearshavesupremacy.

  VII.

  Sosihisnamewascut,

  Whenloveandgrieftheirexaltationhad,

  Nainstthisnamesinflue.

  Asmuchmoreloving,asmoresad,

  Twillmakethee;andthoushouldst,tillIreturn,

  SinceIdiedaily,dailymourn.

  VIII.

  Whenthyinsideratehand

  Flingsopenthiscasement,withmytremblingname,

  Tolookonone,whosewitorland

  terytothyheartmayframe,

  Thenthinkthisnamealive,andthatthouthus

  InitoffendstmyGenius.

  IX.

  Ahymeltedmaid,

  Corruptedbythyloldandpage,

  Hisletteratthypillowhathlaid,

  Disputedit,andtamedthyrage,

  Andthoubeginsttothawtowardshim,forthis,

  Maymyepin,andhidehis.

  X.

  Andifthistreasongo

  Toaadthatthouwriteagain,

  Insuperscribing,thisnameflow

  Intothyfanthepane;

  So,infettingthouremembrestright,

  Andunawaretomeshaltwrite.

  XI.

  Butglassandlinesmustbe

  Nomeansourfirmsubstantiallovetokeep;

  Neardeathinflictsthislethargy,

  AndthisImurmurinmysleep;

  Ihisidletalk,tothatIgo,

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