The history
17821675Where is my wit? I know not what I
speake,
17831676Tro. Well know they what they
speake, that
speake
so
(wisely, 17851677Cres. Perchance my Lord I
show more craft then loue,
17861678And fell
so roundly to a large confe
ssion.
17871679To angle for your thoughts, but you are wi
se,
17881680Or el
se you loue not: for to be wi
se and loue,
17891681Exceeds mans might that dwells with gods aboue,
17901682Tro. O that I thought it could be in a woman.
17911683As if it can I will pre
sume in you,
17921684To feed for age her lampe and
flames of loue.
17931685To keepe her con
stancy in plight and youth.
17941686Out-liuing beauties outward, with a mind,
17951687That doth renew
swifter then blood decays,
17961688Or that per
sua
sion could but thus conuince me,
17971689That my integrity and truth to you,
17981690Might be a
ffronted with the match and waight,
17991691Of
such a winnowed purity in loue,
18001692How were I then vp-lifted! but ala
sse,
18011693I am as true as truths
simplicity,
18021694And
simpler then the infancy of truth.
18031695Cres. In that ile war with you,
Tro. O vertuous
fight,
18051696When right with right warres who
shalbe mo
st right,
18061697True
swains in loue
shall in the world to come
18071698Approue their trueth by T
roylus, when their rimes,
18081699Full of prote
st, of oath and big compare,
18091700Wants
simele's truth tyrd with iteration.
18101701As true as
steele, as plantage to the moone.
18111702As
sunne to day: as turtle to her mate,
18121703As Iron to Adamant
: as Earth to th' Center,
18141705(As truths anthentique author to be cited)
18151706As true as T
roylus, shall croune vp the ver
se,
18181709If I bee falce or
swarue a hayre from truth,
18191710When time is ould or hath forgot it
selfe,
18201711When water drops haue worne the
stones of T
roy, 18211712And blind obliuion
swallowd Citties vp.
And