Cho. Soldiers suspected of their courage goe, That ensignes and their breasts untorne show: III Alex. But part we, when thy figure I retaine Lu. Still in my heart, still strongly in mine eye? Shadowes no longer than the sun remaine, But whe his beams, that made 'em, fly, they fly. Cho. Vaine dreames of love! that only so much blisse And deale a larger measure in our paine IV Alex. No, whilst light raigns, Lucasta still rules here, And all the night shines wholy in this sphere. Lu. I know no morne but my Alexis ray, To my dark thoughts the breaking of the day. Chorus Alex. So in each other if the pitying sun Thus keep us fixt, nere may his course be run! Lu. And oh! if night us undivided make; The close Cruel adieus may well adjourne awhile WH SONNET SET BY MR. WILLIAM LAWES I HEN I by thy faire shape did sweare, I swore as I profest. For all the while you lasted warme and pure, But once turn'd faithlesse to thy selfe and old By th' ebon bowes that guard thine eyes, Which now are alter'd white, And by the glorious light Of both those stars, which of their spheres bereft, Only the gellie's left. Then changed thus, no more I'm bound to you, Then swearing to a saint that proves untrue. LUCASTA WEEPING SONG SET BY MR. JOHN LANEERE LUCA I UCASTA wept, and still the bright With his soft handkercher of light, II But when her teares his heat or❜ecame, In cloudes he quensht his beames, And griev'd, wept out his eye of flame, So drowned her sad streames. III At this she smiled, when straight the sun Cleer'd by her kinde desires; And by her eyes reflexion Fast kindl'd there his fires. TO LUCASTA. FROM PRISON AN EPODE I LONG in thy from these walls, but thee; WONG in thy shackels, liberty Left for awhile anothers bride, To fancy all the world beside. II Yet e're I doe begin to love, III First I would be in love with Peace, IV Faine would I be in love with War, As my deare just avenging star; |