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  <strong>THERELIC.</strong>

  WHENmygraveisbrokeupagain

  Somesedguesttoeain,

  —Fraveshavelearndthatwoman-head,

  Tobetomorethanoneabed—

  Adigsit,spies

  Abraceleththairaboutthebone,

  Willheusalone,

  Andthinkthattherealovingcouplelies,

  Whothoughtthatthisdevicemightbesomeway

  Tomaketheirsoulsatthelastbusyday

  Meetatthisgrave,andmakealittlestay?

  Ifthisfallinatime,orland,

  Wheremass-devotiondothand,

  Thedigsusupwillbring

  Ustothebishoportheking,

  Tomakeusrelics;then

  ThoushaltbeaMaryMagdalen,andI

  Asomethihereby;

  Allwomenshalladoreus,andsomemen.

  And,sisuchtimemiraclesaresought,

  Iwouldhavethatagebythispapertaught

  Whatmiraclesweharmlessloverswrought.

  Firstwelovedwellandfaithfully,

  Yetkwhatweloved,norwhy;

  Differenceofsexweneverknew,

  Nomorethanguardianangelsdo;

  ingandgoingwe

  Percemightkiss,butweenthosemeals;

  Ourhaouchdtheseals,

  Whiature,injuredbylatelaw,setsfree.

  Thesemiracleswedid;butnowalas!

  Allmeasure,andalllanguage,Ishouldpass,

  ShouldItellwhatamiracleshewas.

  <strong>THEDAMP.</strong>

  WHENIamdead,anddoctorsknownotwhy,

  Andmyfriendscuriosity

  Willhavemecutuptosurveyeachpart,

  Whentheyshallfindyourpicturei,

  Youthinkasuddendampoflove

  Willthhalltheirsensesmove,

  Andworkonthemasme,andsoprefer

  Yourmurdertothenameofmassacre,

  Poorvictories;butifyoudarebebrave,

  Andpleasureinyourquesthave,

  Firstkillthenormousgiant,yourDisdain;

  AhentressHonour,beslain;

  AndlikeaGothandVandalrise,

  Defacerecordsandhistories

  Ofyourownartsandtriumphsovermen,

  Andwithoutsuchadvantagekillmethen,

  ForIusterup,aswellasyou,

  Mygiants,andmywitchestoo,

  WhicharevaststandSeess;

  ButtheseIherlookfornorprofess;

  Killmeaswomamedie

  Asamereman;doyoubuttry

  Yourpassivevalour,andyoushallfindthen,

  Nakedyouhaveoddsenoughofanyman.

  <strong>THEDISSOLUTION.</strong>

  SHEsdead;andallwhichdie

  Totheirfirstelementsresolve;

  Andweweremutualelementstous,

  Andmadeofoher.

  Mybodythendothhersinvolve,

  AndthosethingswhereofIsisthereby

  Inmeabundantgrow,andburdenous,

  Andnourishnot,butsmother.

  Myfireofpassion,sighsofair,

  Wateroftears,ahlysaddespair,

  Whichmymaterialsbe,

  Butnearwornoutbylovessecurity,

  She,tomyloss,dothbyherdeathrepair.

  AndImightlivelochedso,

  Butthatmyfiredothwithmyfuelgrow.

  Now,asthoseactivekings

  Whosefnquesttreasurebrings,

  Receivemore,andspendmore,andsoobreak,

  This—whichIamamazedthatIspeak—

  Thisdeath,hathwithmystore

  Myuseincreased.

  Andsomysoul,moreearlyreleased,

  Willoutstriphers;asbulletsflownbefore

  Alatterbulletmayoertake,thepowderbeingmore.

  <strong>AJETRI.</strong>

  THOUartnotsoblackasmyheart,

  Norhalfsobrittleasherheart,thouart;

  Whatwouldstthousay?shallbothourpropertiesbytheebespoke,

  —Nothingmoreendless,nothingsoonerbroke?

  Marriageringsarenotofthisstuff;

  Oh,whyshouldoughtlessprecious,orlesstough

  Figureourloves?exceptinthyhouhavebiditsay,

  "—Imcheap,andnoughtbutfashion;flingmeaway."

  Yetstaywithmesihouarte,

  Circlethisfiop,whichdidstherthumb;

  Bejustlyproud,andgladlysafe,thatthoudostdwellwithme;

  Shethat,O!brokeherfaith,wouldsoohee.

  <stroIVELOVE.</strong>

  Ioopdsolow,asthey

  Whianeye,cheek,lip,prey;

  Seldomtothemwhichsoarnohigher

  Thanvirtue,orthemindtoadmire.

  Forsenseanduandingmay

  Knowwhatgivesfueltotheirfire;

  Mylove,thoughsilly,ismorebrave;

  FormayImiss,wheneerIcrave,

  IfIkwhatIwouldhave.

  Ifthatbesimplyperfectest,

  Whibynowaybeexpressd

  Butives,myloveisso.

  Toall,whichalllove,Isayno.

  Ifanywhodeciphersbest,

  Whatweknownot—ourselves—ow,

  Lethimteachmethatnothing.This

  Asyetmyeaseandfortis,

  ThoughIspeednot,Iiss.

  <strong>THEPROHIBITION.</strong>

  TAKEheedoflovingme;

  Atleastremember,Iforbadeitthee;

  NotthatIshallrepairmyunthriftywaste

  Ofbreathandblood,uponthysighsandtears,

  Bybeingtotheethenwhattomethouwast;

  Butsogreatjoyourlifeatowears.

  Thehylovebymydeathfrustratebe,

  Ifthouloveme,takeheedoflovingme.

  Takeheedofhatingme,

  Ortoomuchtriumphiory;

  NotthatIshallbemineownofficer,

  Andhatewithhateagaialiate;

  Butthouwiltlosethestyleofqueror,

  IfI,thyquest,perishbythyhate.

  Themybeingnothinglessenthee,

  Ifthouhateme,takeheedofhatingme.

  Yetloveandhatemetoo;

  Sotheseextremesshallheirofficedo;

  Loveme,thatImaydiethegentlerway;

  Hateme,becausethylovestoogreatforme;

  Orletthesetwo,themselves,notme,decay;

  SoshallIlivethystage,nottriumphbe.

  Lestthouthyloveandhate,andmeundo,

  Oletmelive,yetloveandhatemetoo.

  <strong>THEEXPIRATION.</strong>

  SO,so,breakoffthislastlamentingkiss,

  Whichsuckstwosouls,andvapoursbothaway;

  Turn,thoughost,thatway,aurnthis,

  Aourselvesbenightourhappiestday.

  Weasknoolove;nore

  Anysocheapadeathassaying,"Go."

  Go;andifthatwordhavenotquitekilledthee,

  Easemewithdeath,bybiddioo.

  Or,ifithave,letmywordworkonme,

  Andajustoffiurdererdo.

  Exceptitbetoolate,tokillmeso,

  Beingdoubledead,going,andbidding,"Go."

  <strong>THEPUTATION.</strong>

  FORmyfirsttwentyyears,sierday,

  Iscarcebelievedthoucouldstbegoneaway;

  ForfortymoreIfedonfavourspast,

  Andfortyohatthouwouldsttheymightlast;

  Tearsdrowndonehundred,andsighsblewouttwo;

  Athousand,Ididherthinknordo,

  Ornotdivide,allbeihoughtofyou;

  Orinathousandmore,fotthattoo.

  Yetotthislonglife;butthinkthatI

  Am,bybeingdead,immortal;ghostsdie?

  <strong>THEPARADOX.</strong>

  NOloversaith,Ilove,noranyother

  judgeaperfectlover;

  Hethinksthatelsenoneorwillagree,

  Thatanylovesbuthe;

  IotsayIloved,forwhosay

  Hewaskilldyesterday.

  Lovewithexcessofheat,moreyoungthanold,

  Deathkillswithtoomuchcold;

  Wediebutondwholovedlastdiddie,

  Hethatsaith,twice,dothlie;

  Forthoughheseemtomove,andstirawhile,

  Itdoththesensebeguile.

  Suchlifeislikethelightwhichbidethyet

  Whenthelifeslightisset,

  Orliketheheatwhichfireinsolidmatter

  Leavesbehind,twohoursafter.

  OnceIlovedanddied;andamnowbee

  Miaphandtomb;

  Heredeadmeheirlast,andsodoI;

  Love-slain,lo!hereIdie.

  <strong>SONG.</strong>

  SOULSjoy,nowIamgone,

  Andyoualone,

  —Whinotbe,

  SinceImustleavemyselfwiththee,

  Andcarrytheewithme—

  Yetwhenuntooureyes

  Absenies

  Eachht,

  Andmakestousastantnight,

  Whenothersgetolight;

  Ogivenowaytogrief,

  Butletbelief

  Ofmutuallove

  Thiswohevulgarprove,

  Ourbodies,notwemove.

  Letnotthywitbeweep

  Wordsbutsensedeep;

  Forwhenwemiss

  Bydistanceourhopesjoiningbliss,

  Eventhenoursoulsshallkiss;

  Foolshaveomeet,

  Butbytheirfeet;

  Whyshouldourclay

  Overourspiritssomuchsway,

  Totieustothatway?

  Ogivenowaytogrief,&c.

  <strong>FAREWELLTOLOVE.</strong>

  WHILSTyettoprove

  Ithoughttherewassomedeityinlove,

  SodidIreverendgave

  Worship;asatheistsattheirdyinghour

  Call,whattheye,anunknownpower,

  AsignorantlydidIcrave.

  Thuswhen

  Thingsknownarecovetedbymen,

  Ourdesiresgivethemfashion,andso

  Astheywaxlesser,fall,astheysize,grow.

  But,fromlatefair,

  Hishighnesssittinginagoldenchair,

  Isnotlesscaredforafterthreedays

  Bychildren,thahingwhichloversso

  Blindlyadmire,andwithsuchworshipwoo;

  Beinghad,enjoyingitdecays;

  Andthence,

  Whatbeforepleasedthemall,takesbutonesense,

  Andthatsolamely,asitleavesbehind

  Akindofsorrowingdulothemind.

  Ahotwe,

  Aswellascodlions,jodbe

  Aftersuchpleasures,unlesswise

  Naturedecreed—sinceeachsuchact,theysay,

  Dimihelengthoflifeaday—

  This;asshewouldmanshoulddespise

  Thesport,

  Becausethatothercurseofbeingshort,

  Andonlyforaminutemadetobe

  Eager,desirestoraiseposterity.

  Sinind

  Shallnotdesirewhatnomanelsefind;

  Illnomoredoteandrun

  Topursuethingswhichhadendamagedme;

  AndwhenIewheremoviiesbe,

  Asmendowhenthesummerssun

  Growsgreat,

  ThoughIadmiretheirgreatness,shuntheirheat.

  Eachplaaffordshadows;ifallfail,

  Tisbutapplyingworm-seedtothetail.

  <strong>ALECTUREUPONTHESHADOW.</strong>

  STANDstill,andIwillreadtothee

  Alecture,Love,inLovesphilosophy.

  Thesethreehoursthatent,

  Walkiwoshadowswent

  Alongwithus,whichweourselvesproduced.

  But,nowthesunisjustaboveourhead,

  Wedothoseshadowstread,

  Andtobraveclearnessallthingsarereduced.

  Sowhilstourinfantlovesdidgrow,

  Disguisesdid,andshadows,flow

  Fromusandourcares;butnowtisnotso.

  Thatlovehathnotattaindthehighestdegree,

  Whichisstilldiligeherssee.

  Exceptourlovesatthisnoonstay,

  Weshallnewshadowsmaketheotherway.

  Asthefirstweremadetoblind

  Others,thesewhiebehind

  Willworkuponourselves,andblindoureyes.

  Ifourlovesfaint,aerwardlydee,

  Tomethou,falsely,thine

  AndItotheemiionsshalldisguise.

  Themshadowswearaway,

  Butthesegrowlongeralltheday;

  ButO!lovesdayisshort,iflovedecay.

  Loveisagrowing,orfullstantlight,

  Andhisshortmiernoon,isnight.

  <strong>ADIALOGUEBETWEENSIRHENRYWOTTONAND</strong>

  <strong>MR.DONNE.</strong>

  [W.]

  IFherdisdaigeinyoumove,

  Youdonotlove,

  Forwhenthathopegivesfueltothefire,

  Youselldesire.

  Loveisnotlove,butgivenfree;

  Andsoismine;soshouldyoursbe.

  [D.]

  Herheart,thatweepstohearofothersmoan,

  Tomione.

  Hereyes,thatweepastrangerseyestosee,

  Joytowoundme.

  YetIsowellaffecteachpart,

  As—causedbythem—Ilovemysmart.

  [W.]

  Sayherdisdainingsjustlymustbegraced

  Withnameofchaste;

  Andthatshefrowlongingshouldexceed,

  Andragingbreed;

  Soherdisdainseeroffend,

  Unlessself-lovetakeprivateend.

  [D.]

  Tislovebreedsloveinme,andcolddisdain

  Killsthatagain,

  Aswatercausethfiretofretandfume,

  Tillalle.

  Whooflovemiftmake,

  ThattoLovesselfforlovesownsake?

  Illneverdiginquarryofa

  Tohavenopart,

  Norroastinfieryeyes,whichalwaysare

  icular.

  Whothiswaywouldaloverprove,

  Mayshowhispatiehislove.

  Afrownmaybesometimesforphysicgood,

  Butnotforfood;

  Andforthatraginghumourthereissure

  Agentlercure.

  Whybaryouloveofprivateend,

  Whievershouldtopublid?

  <strong>THETOKEN.</strong>

  SENDmesometokens,thatmyhopemaylive

  Orthatmyeaselessthoughtsmaysleepa;

  Sendmesomehoomakesweetmyhive,

  ThatinmypassionsImayhopethebest.

  Ibegnorribbhtwiththineownhands,

  Toknitourlovesiasticstrain

  Ofouchdyouth;ntoshowthestands

  Ofouraffe,that,asthatsroundandplain,

  Soshouldourlovesmeetinsimplicity;

  No,northecorals,whichthywristenfold,

  Laceduptogetheringruity,

  Toshowourthoughtsshouldrestinthesamehold;

  No,northypicture,thoughmostgracious,

  Andmostdesired,causetislikethebest

  Norwittylines,whicharemostcopious,

  Withiingswhichthouhastaddressd.

  Sehisnorthat,toincreasemyscore,

  ButswearthouthinkstIlovethee,andnomore.

  <strong>SELF-LOVE.</strong>

  HEthatotchoosebutlove,

  Andstrivesagainstitstill,

  Nevershallmyfancymove,

  Forhelovesagainsthiswill;

  Norhewhichisallhisown,

  Andotpleasurechoose;

  WhenIamcaughthebegone,

  Andwherefuse;

  lovesfair,

  Forsuchbyallaresought;

  forfoulonescare,

  Forhisjudgementthenisnought;

  hathwit,forhe

  Willmakemehisjestorslave;

  Norafoolwhenothers—

  Heeither—

  stillhismistressprays,

  Forsheisthralldtherefore;

  pays,not,forhesays

  Within,shesworthnomore.

  Istherethennokindofmen

  WhomImayfreelyprove?

  Iwillventthathumourthen

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