1864Or layd great ba
ses for eternity,
1865Which proues more
short then wa
st or ruining?
1866Haue I not
seene dwellers on forme and fauor
1867Lo
se all,
and more by paying too much rent
1868For compound
sweet;Forgoing
simple
sauor,
1869Pittifull thriuors in their gazing
spent.
1870Noe,
let me be ob
sequious in thy heart,
1871And take thou my oblacion,
poore but free,
1872Which is not mixt with
seconds,
knows no art,
1873But mutuall render onely me for thee.
1874 Hence,
thou
subbornd
Informer, a trew
soule
1875When mo
st impeacht,
stands lea
st in thy controule.
1877O Thou my louely Boy who in thy power,
1878Doe
st hould times
fickle gla
sse,
his
fickle,
hower:
1879Who ha
st by wayning growne,
and therein
shou'
st,
1880Thy louers withering,
as thy
sweet
selfe grow'
st.
1881If Nature(
soueraine mi
steres ouer wrack)
1882As thou goe
st onwards
still will plucke thee backe,
1883She keepes thee to this purpo
se,
that her skill.
1884May time di
sgrace,
and wretched mynuit kill.
1885Yet feare her O thou minnion of her plea
sure,
1886She may detaine,
but not
still keepe her tre
sure!
1887Her
Audite(though delayd
)an
swer'd mu
st be,
1888And her
Quietus is to render thee.
1892IN the ould age blacke was not counted faire,
1893Or if it weare it bore not beauties name:
1894But now is blacke beauties
succe
ssiue heire,
1895And Beautie
slanderd with a ba
stard
shame,
1896For
since each hand hath put on Natures power,
1897Fairing the foule with Arts faul
se borrow'd face,
1898Sweet beauty hath no name no holy boure,
1899But is prophan'd,
if not liues in di
sgrace.
Therefore
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