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Another's brown, I like her not the worse;
Her tongue is soft, and takes me with discourse:
Others, for that they well descended were, speed to
Do in my love obtain as large a share the heat
And tho' they be not fair, 'tis much with me
To win their love only for their degree;

And tho' I fail of my required ends, • KOM
Th' attempt is glorious, and itself commends.
How happy were our sires in ancient time,
Who held plurality of loves no crime! waz
With them it was accounted charity
To stir up race of all indifferently :

Kindreds were not exempted from the bands,
Which with the Persians still in usage stands.'
Women were then no sooner ask'd than won,
And what they did was honest, and well done?
But since this little honour hath been us❜d,
Our weak credulity hath been abus'd;

The golden laws of Nature are repeal'd,

Which our first fathers in such reverence held mor
Our liberty's revers'd, and charter 's gone
And we made servants to Opinion,

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A monster, in no certain shape attir'd,* (31⁄2 taf of o And whose original is much desir'd, tad vine and to Formless at first, but growing on its fashions,

And doth prescribe manners and laws to nations.

Here Love receiv'd immedicable harms,mation EL A And was despoiled of his daring arms;

A greater want than is his daring eyes,
He lost those awful wings with which he flies;
His sinewy bow, and those immortal darts.
Wherewith he's wont to bruise resisting hearts:
Only some few, strong in themselves, and free,
Retain the seeds of ancient liberty;

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Following that part of love, altho' deprest,. Krod
And make a throne for him within their breast 300
In spite of modern censures him avowing
Their sovereign, all service him allowing :
Amongst which troop, altho' I am the least,
Yet equal in perfection with the best;
I glory in subjection of his hand,
Nor ever did decline his least command;
For in whatever form the message came,
My heart did open and receive the same.
But time will in its course a point descry,
When I this loved service must deny ;
For our allegiance temporary is;

With firmer age return our liberties...
What time in years and judgment we repos'd,
Shall not so eas❜ly be to change dispos'd,

Nor to the art of several eyes obeying,

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But beauty with true worth securely weighing,

Which being found assembled in some one, in arge We'll love her ever, and love her alone,

BOTH robb'd of air, we both lie in one ground;a Both whom one fire, had burnt one water drown'd. A

PYRAMUS AND THISBE.

Two by themselves each other love and fear; G Slain, cruel friends by parting have join'd here,

NIOBE.

By children's births and death I am become
So dry, that I am now mine own sad tomb,

A BURNT SHIP.

Our of a fired ship, which by no way

But drowning could be rescued from the flame,af tulī
Some men leap'd forth, and ever as they came
Near the foes' ships, did by their shot decay:
So all were lost which in the ship were found,
They in the sea being burnt, they in the burnt ship

drown'd

FALL OF A WALL.

UNDER an under-min'd and shot-bruis'd wall
A too bold captain perish'd by the fall,
Whose brave misfortune happiest men envy'd,
That had a tower for tomb his bones to hide.

A LAME BEGGAR.

I AM unable, yonder Beggar cries,
To stand or move; if he says true he lies.

YOUR mistress that you follow whores still taxeth you; 'Tis strange that she should thus confess it tho' it be

true.

A LICENTIOUS PERSON.

THY sins and hairs may no man equal call;
For as thy sins increase thy hairs do fall,

ANTIQUARY,

IF in his study he hath so much care

To hang all old strange things, let his wife beware.

DISINHERITED:

THY father all from thee, by his last will,
Gave to the poor; thou hast good title stilli

PHRYNE.

THY flattering picture, Phryne! is like to thee
Only in this, that you both painted be.

AN OBSCURE WRITER.

PHILO with twelve years' study hath been griev'd To b' understood: when will he be believ'd?

KLOCKIUS SO deeply 'ath sworn ne'er more to come In bawdyhouse, that he dares not go home.

RADERUS.

WHY this man gelded Martial I amuse,
Except himself alone his tricks would use,

As Kath'rine for the court's sake put down stews.