Thou who, to all which come to look upon, 150 To us that come thy' inflaming eyes, to him thy loving heart. V. HER APPARELLING. THUS thou descend'st to our infirmity, Who can the sun in water see; So dost thou when in silk and gold Thou cloud'st thyself; since we which do behold, Are dust and worms 'tis just Our objects be the fruits of worms and dust. Yet stars are not so pure as their spheres are; 160 Which thy inflaming eyes have made within his loving heart. VI. GOING TO THE CHAPEL. Now from your east you issue forth, and we, As men which thro' a cypress see The rising sun, do think it two; So as you go to church do think of you: But that veil being gone, By the church rites you are from thenceforth one. The church triumphant made this match before, Then, reverend Priest! who God's recorder art, 170 All blessings which are seen, or thought, by angels' eye or heart. VII. THE BENEDICTION. BLEST pair of Swans 1 oh! may you interbring Daily new joys, and never sing: Live till all grounds of wishes fail, Till honour, yea, till wisdom, grow so stale, That new great heights to try, It must serve your ambition to die, Raise heirs, and may here to the world's end live 180 Heirs from this king to take thanks, you to give. Nature and grace do all, and nothing art. May never age or error overthwart [heart. With any west these radiant eyes, with any north this VIII. FEASTS AND REVELS. BUT you are over-blest: plenty this day Injures; it causeth time to stay: The tables groan, as tho' this feast Would, as the flood, destroy all fowl and beast. And were the doctrine new That the earth mov'd, this day would make it true; For ev'ry part to dance and revel goes ; They tread the air, and fall not where they rose. The masks and banquets will not yet impart 191 A sunset to these weary eyes, a center to this heart. IX. THE BRIDE'S GOING TO BED. WHAT mean'st thou, Bride! this company to keep? To sit up till thou fain would sleep? Thou may'st not when thou 'rt laid do so: 200 And do all this day's dances o'er again," X. THE BRIDEGROOM'S COMING. As he that sees a star fall runs a pace, And finds a jelly in the place; So doth the bridegroom haste as much, Being told this star is fall'n, and finds her such. 210 And as friends may look strange By a new fashion or apparel's change, Their souls, tho' long acquainted they had been, [heart. As freely as each to each before gave either hand or XI. THE GOOD-NIGHT. Now, as in Thulia's tomb one lamp burnt clear, Unchang'd for fifteen hundred year, May these love-lamps we here enshrine In warmth, light, lasting, equal the divine! And makes all like itself, turns all to fire, For none of these is fuel, but fire too. This is joy's bonfire then, where love's strong arts 220 [hearts. One fire of four inflaming eyes and of two loving IDIOS. As I have brought this song, that I may do A perfect sacrifice, I'll burn it too. ALLOPH. No, Sir, this paper I have justly got, For in burnt incense the perfume is not His only that presents it, but of all. Whatever celebrates this festival Is common, since the joy thereof is so Such altars as prize your devotion 230 238 HOLY SONNETS, 1. Thou hast made me, and shall thy work decay? II. As due by many titles, I resign Myself to thee, O God! First I was made By thee; and for thee; and when I was decay'd Thy servant, whose pains thou hast still repay'd, 10 14 |