Follow, follow / Though with mischiefe

Follow, followe,
Though with mischiefe
Arm'd, like whirlewind,
Now she flyes thee;
Time can conquer
Loves unkindnes;
Love can alter
Times disgraces;
Till death faint not
Then, but followe.
Could I catch that
Nimble trayter,
Skornefull Lawra ,
Swift foote Lawra ,
Soone then would I
Seeke avengement.
Whats th' avengement?
Even submissely
Prostrate then to
Beg for mercye.

Just beguiler, / Kindest love, yet only chastest

Just beguiler,
Kindest love, yet only chastest,
Royall in thy smooth denyals,
Frowning or demurely smiling,
Still my pure delight.

Let me view thee
With thoughts and with eyes affected,
And if then the flames do murmur,
Quench them with thy vertue, charme them
With thy stormy browes.

Heav'n so cheerefull
Laughs not ever, hory winter
Knowes his season, even the freshest
Sommer mornes from angry thunder
Jet not still secure.

The English Sapphick

Faiths pure shield, the Christian Diana ,
Englands glory crownd with all devinenesse,
Live long with triumphs to blesse thy people
At thy sight triumphing.
Loe, they sound; the Knights in order armed
Entring threat the list, adrest to combat
For their courtly loves; he, hees the wonder
Whome Eliza graceth.
Their plum'd pomp the vulgar heaps detaineth,
And rough steeds; let us the still devices
Close observe, the speeches and the musicks
Peacefull arms adorning.

Epigram -

None then should through thy beawty, Lawra , pine,
Might sweet words alone ease a love-sick heart:
But your sweet words alone, that quit so well
Hope of friendly deeds, kill the love-sick heart.

Epigramme -

Drue gives thee money, yet thou thankst not him,
But thankst God for him, like a godly man.
Suppose, rude Puritan, thou begst of him,
And he saith God help, who's the godly man?

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