Her soul’s faire picture, her faire soul’s, in all
So truely copied from th’ originall,
That you will sweare her body by this law
Is but its shadow, as this, its;–now draw.
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Or else more pitty me;Give me more love, ah, quickly give me more,Or else more cruelty!For left thus as I am,My heart is ice and flame;And languishing thus, ICan neither live nor dye!II.Your glories are eclipst, and hidden in the graveOf this indifferency;And, Caelia, you can neither altars have,Nor I, a Diety:They are aspects divine,That…
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Whilst men of armes to kettles their old helmes translate,And drinke in caskes of honourable plate.In ev’ry hand [let] a cup be found,That from all hearts a health may soundTo GORING! to GORING! see ‘t goe round.II.He whose glories shine so brave and high,That captive they in triumph leade each care and eye,Claiming uncombated the…
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And in my self am buried;Sure, the quick lightning of her eyeMelted my soul ith’ scabberd dead;And now like some pale ghost I walk,And with another’s spirit talk.II.Nor can her beams a heat convey,That may my frozen bosome warm,Unless her smiles have pow’r, as they,That a cross charm can countercharm.But this is such a pleasing…
DE CATONE.
Vincere qui potuit, te, Cato, non potuit.OF CATO.The world orecome, victorious Caesar, heThat conquer’d all, great Cato, could not thee.
L. Sing, Laura, sing, whilst silent are the sphears,
V. Touch thy dead wood, and make each living treeUnchain its feet, take arms, and follow thee.CHORUS.L. Sing. V. Touch. 0 Touch. L. 0 Sing.BOTH. It is the souls, souls sole offering.V. Touch the divinity of thy chords, and makeEach heart string tremble, and each sinew shake.L. Whilst with your voyce you rarifie the air,None…
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Spread with early streaked light!If still vailed from our sight,What is’t but eternall night?II.Ah LUCASTA, why so chaste?With that vigour, ripenes grac’t,Not to be by Man imbrac’tMakes that Royall coyne imbace’t,And this golden Orchard waste!III.Ah LUCASTA, why so great,That thy crammed coffers sweat?Yet not owner of a seatMay shelter you from Natures heat,And your earthly…