Shakespeare's Poems, 1640 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ...That have prophan'd their scarlet ornaments, And seal'd false bonds os love as ost as mine, Rob'd others beds reveneues os their rents. Be it lawsull I love thee, as thou lovst those, Whom thine eyes woe as mine importune thee, Roote pitty in thy heart that when it growes, Thy pitty may deserve to pittied be. Is thou dost seeke to have what thou dost hide, By seise example mai'st thou be denide, An Allusion. LOe as a caresull huswise runnes to catch. One os her seathered creatures broke away, F 3 Sets Sets downe her babe and makes all fwift dispatch In purfuite of the thing she would have stay: Whilst her neglected child holds her in chace, Cries to catch her, whofe busie care is bent, To follow that which flies before her face; Not prizing her poore infants difcontent; So runst thou after that which flies from thee, Whilst I thy babe chafe thee a farre behind, But if thou catch thy hope turne backe to mee: And play the mothers part, kisle me, be kind. So will I pray that thou maist have thy Will, If thou turne backe and my loude crying still. Life and death. ""pilofe lips that Loves owne hand did make, Breath'd forth the found that faid I hate, To me that languisht for her fake: But when she faw my wofull state, Straight in her heart did mercy come, Chiding that tongue that ever fweet, Was usde in giving gentle doome: And taught it thus a new to greete: I hate she altered with an end, That follow'd it as gentle day, Doth follow night, who like a fiend From heaven to hell is flowne away. I hate, from hate away slie threw, And faVd my life faying not you. A Consideration of death. pOore soule, the center os my sinsull earth, My sinsull earth these rebell powers that thee aray, Why dost thou pine within and suffer dearth, Painting thy outward walls ...