Live, primrose, then, and thrive With thy true number five; And, woman, whom this flower doth represent, Ten is the farthest number; if half ten Each woman may take half us men ; Or if this will not serve their turn - since all THE BLOSSOM LITTLE think'st thou, poor flower, That it will freeze anon, and that I shall Little think'st thou, poor heart, And hopest her stiffness by long siege to bow, That thou to-morrow, ere that sun doth wake, Must with this sun and me a journey take. But thou which lovest to be Subtle to plague thyself, wilt say, "Alas! if you must go, what's that to me? Here lies my business, and here I will stay ; You go to friends, whose love and means present Various content To your eyes, ears, and taste, and every part; If then your body go, what need your heart?” Well then, stay here; but know, When thou hast stay'd and done thy most, A naked thinking heart, that makes no show, Is to a woman but a kind of ghost. How shall she know my heart? or, having none, Know thee for one? Practice make her know some other part; may But take my word, she doth not know a heart. Meet me at London, then, Twenty days hence, and thou shalt see I will give you There to another friend, whom we shall find THE PROHIBITION TAKE heed of loving me ; At least remember, I forbade it thee; Take heed of hating me, Or too much triumph in the victory; Yet love and hate me too ; So these extremes shall ne'er their office do. Love me, that I may die the gentler way; Hate me, because thy love's too great for me; |