Quarles - PR3652 D58 1669

j SS SionJ Srmetl. · · Hav~ fu'd to kifs thjne hand, making thine eys . Thetr Lamps to -light them, till the Bridegroom rife. *The pure in heart• . ' . ~ [7·1 . .. ,... HArk~ow t~eVirgit?s, hallo'wd with thy fire, An~ wonder-fmitten with thy beams,admir,e~ Who, who is this (fay they) whofe cheeks refemb1e Aurora's blufh, whofe eys heavens light diffemble? rWhofe face is brighter,tha'n the filen~ lamp .. That Iights the earth,to breath her nightly dam·p: Upon whofe brow flts dreadful Majefiy, The frown whereof commands a vittory. · . . . [g.] . ' . . . FAir Bride~·why was thy troubl'ed_fo~I ~ejelted ~hen I was abfent! Was my far rh· fufpe~ed, Wh1ch I fo firmly pligh~ed! . Could~ th~u tht~k My love could fhake, or fuch a vow co~1d filt1~k? Id ia but walk among m.Y tender plants, To fmell their odours, and fupply their wantS', To fee my Stocks, fo lately grafted, fprout, · 0 r if my Vines began to burgen out. · ' . [9.] . . THough gone was I, *my heart was in thy ·breft? Althm~gh to thee:.percnance) an·unknown gueft~ •rwas that, that .gave fuch wings' to thy 'defire, T' enjoy thy love, and fet thy foul ort fire; But my return was quick, and with a mind· ·' More nimble·(yet more confiant ) thao the wind~ I came, and as the winged !haft doth ftie 'Vitla undifcerned fpeed; even fo did I. *MYSpirit. . . ., · [1o.) REturn, ( 0 th<;n return) thou child of Peace To thy firft joies, 0 let thy tears furceafe 1 ' Rerum thee to thy Love ; let not the* night. · With ftatt r'ing ~ flumbers, tempt thy true delight; · Retunr

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