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A15639
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Faire-virtue, the mistresse of Phil'arete. Written by George Wither
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Wither, George, 1588-1667.
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1622
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STC 25903B; ESTC S120248
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mind_n thou_o oh_o mind_n thou_o etc._n etc._n for_o next_o shall_v thy_o breath_n be_v quite_o take_v away_o thy_o flesh_n turn_v to_o dust_n and_o that_o dust_n turn_v to_o clay_n and_o those_o thou_o have_v love_v and_o share_v of_o thy_o store_n shall_v leave_v thou_o forget_v thou_o and_o mind_n thou_o no_o more_o now_o then_o oh_o now_o then_o etc._n etc._n mind_n thou_o oh_o mind_n thou_o etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o if_o in_o time_n thou_o remember_v not_o this_o the_o slender_a part_n of_o thy_o sorrow_n it_o be_v thy_o soul_n to_o a_o torture_n more_o fearful_a shall_v wend_v have_v ever_o and_o ever_o and_o never_o a_o end_n now_o then_o oh_o now_o then_o if_o safety_n thou_o love_v mind_n thou_o oh_o mind_n thou_o thy_o maker_n above_o a_o dream_n when_o bright_a phoebus_n at_o his_o rest_n be_v repose_v in_o the_o west_n and_o the_o cheerful_a daylight_n go_v draw_v unwelcome_a darkness_n on_o night_n her_o blackness_n wrap_v about_o i_o and_o within_z it_o be_v as_o without_o i_o therefore_o on_o my_o tumble_a bed_n down_o i_o lay_v my_o trouble_a head_n where_o my_o eye_n inure_v to_o care_n seldom_o use_v to_o slumber_v be_v yet_o or_o '_o etyre_v of_o late_a with_o weep_v then_o by_o chance_n they_o fall_v a_o sleep_a but_o such_o vision_n i_o disease_v as_o in_o vain_a that_o sleep_n i_o cease_v for_o i_o sleep_a fancy_n have_v which_o yet_o wake_v make_v i_o sad_a some_o can_v sleep_v away_o their_o sorrow_n but_o my_o double_n every_o morrow_n walk_v to_o a_o pleasant_a grove_n where_o i_o use_v to_o think_v of_o love_n i_o i_o think_v a_o place_n do_v view_v wherein_o flora_n riches_n grow_v primrose_n hyacinth_n and_o lily_n cowslip_n vy'let_n daffodilly_n there_o a_o fountain_n close_o beside_o i_o a_o matchless_a beauty_n spy_v so_o she_o lay_v as_o if_o she_o sleep_v but_o much_o grief_n her_o wake_n keep_v and_o she_o have_v no_o soft_a pillow_n then_o the_o hard_a root_n of_o a_o willow_n down_o her_o cheek_n the_o tear_n do_v flow_v 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hope_n thou_o will_v have_v try_v their_o affection_n i_o deny_v but_o a_o lover_n force_v upon_o i_o by_o my_o friend_n have_v now_o undo_v i_o what_o i_o wake_v dare_v not_o show_v in_o a_o dream_n thou_o now_o do_v know_v but_o to_o better_v my_o estate_n now_o alas_o it_o be_v too_o late_o and_o i_o both_o awake_v and_o sleep_v now_o consume_v my_o youth_n in_o weep_v somewhat_o then_o i_o will_v have_v say_v but_o replying_n be_v denayd_v for_o i_o think_v when_o speak_v i_o will_v not_o a_o word_n bring_v forth_o i_o can_v and_o as_o i_o a_o kiss_n be_v take_v that_o i_o lose_v to_o by_o awake_v certain_a verse_n write_v to_o his_o love_a friend_n upon_o his_o departure_n swift_a time_n that_o will_v by_o no_o entreaty_n stay_v be_v now_o go_v by_o and_o summon_v i_o away_o and_o what_o my_o grief_n deny_v my_o tongue_n to_o do_v my_o true_a affection_n drive_v my_o pen_n unto_o dear_a heart_n that_o day_n and_o that_o sad_a hour_n be_v come_v in_o which_o thy_o face_n i_o must_v be_v banish_v from_o and_o go_v to_o live_v where_o peradventure_o we_o hereafter_o must_v for_o aye_o divide_v be_v for_o betwixt_o our_o body_n which_o now_o close_o be_v meet_v a_o thousand_o hill_n and_o valley_n shall_v be_v set_v a_o thousand_o grove_n a_o thousand_o weep_a spring_n and_o many_o thousand_o other_o envious_a thing_n which_o when_o we_o be_v depart_v keep_v we_o may_v from_o come_v near_o till_o our_o die_a day_n so_o these_o our_o hand_n which_o thus_o each_o other_o touch_n shall_v never_o after_o this_o time_n do_v so_o much_o nor_o shall_v these_o eye_n which_o yet_o themselves_o delight_v with_o mutual_a gaze_v on_o each_o other_o light_n be_v ever_o raise_v up_o again_o so_o near_o to_o view_v each_o other_o in_o their_o proper_a sphere_n nor_o ere_o again_o through_o those_o their_o crystal_a orb_n read_v what_o sad_a passion_n our_o poor_a heart_n disturb_v which_o when_o we_o think_v upon_o we_o scarce_o contain_v their_o swell_a floodgate_n but_o a_o 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for_o that_o love_n and_o be_o so_o covetous_a of_o such_o dear_a pelf_n that_o for_o it_o i_o can_v give_v away_o myself_o and_o yet_o i_o rather_o will_v go_v pine_n and_o die_v for_o want_v thereof_o then_o live_v till_o you_o or_o i_o shall_v give_v or_o take_v one_o dram_n of_o that_o delight_n which_o be_v another_o and_o so_o mar_z outright_o our_o most_o unstained_a affection_n which_o have_v yet_o no_o inclination_n unto_o ill_n in_o it_o nay_o though_o it_o more_o unsufferable_a were_z i_o will_v even_o that_o just_a liberty_n forbear_v which_o honest_a friendship_n be_v allow_v to_o take_v if_o i_o perceive_v it_o i_o unapt_a do_v make_v to_o master_v my_o affection_n or_o to_o go_v on_o those_o affair_n that_o reason_n call_v i_o to_o those_o parent_n that_o discreet_a in_o love_v be_v when_o on_o their_o newborn_a child_n a_o wen_n they_o see_v which_o may_v perchance_o in_o aftertime_n disgrace_n the_o sweet_a proportion_n of_o a_o lovely_a face_n although_o it_o wound_v 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parture_n will_v be_v so_o as_o if_o each_o of_o they_o 〈◊〉_d a_o â—oule_n forgo_v but_o in_o our_o flesh_n we_o be_v and_o must_v remain_v perpetual_a stranger_n and_o ourselves_o contain_v from_o that_o embrace_n which_o marriage_n love_n allow_v or_o else_o i_o injure_v virtue_n you_o your_o vow_n and_o for_o a_o short_a unworthy_a pleasure_n mar_v those_o rich_a contentment_n which_o eternal_a be_v of_o which_o i_o be_o in_o hope_n that_o always_o we_o shall_v in_o each_o other_o presence_n guiltless_a be_v but_o in_o our_o absence_n sure_a i_o be_o we_o shall_v not_o only_o still_o be_v innocent_a of_o all_o that_o simple_a folly_n and_o that_o oversight_n to_o which_o our_o
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the_o alewife_n grieve_v and_o what_o abominable_a lamentation_n they_o make_v at_o black-boy_n and_o at_o salutation_n they_o hold_v and_o cry_v and_o ever_o more_o among_o this_o be_v the_o burden_n of_o their_o woeful_a song_n well_o go_v thy_o way_n thy_o like_a have_v never_o be_v nor_o shall_v thy_o match_n again_o be_v ever_o see_v for_o out_o of_o doubt_n now_o thou_o be_v dead_a and_o go_v there_o be_v many_o a_o tap_n house_n will_v be_v quite_o undo_v and_o death_n by_o take_v thou_o do_v they_o more_z skath_z then_o yet_o the_o alehouse_n protect_v do_v they_o have_v loe_o such_o a_o one_o but_o yesterday_o be_v he_o but_o now_o he_o much_o be_v alter_v you_o do_v see_v since_o he_o come_v hither_o he_o have_v leave_v his_o riot_n yea_o change_v both_o his_o company_n and_o diet_n and_o now_o so_o civil_a lie_n that_o to_o your_o think_n he_o neither_o for_o a_o alehouse_n care_n nor_o drink_v a_o epitaph_n upon_o a_o gentlewoman_n who_o have_v foretold_v the_o time_n of_o 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labour_v for_o till_o threescore_o year_n and_o ten_o this_o bless_a child_n attain_v to_o ere_o seven_o and_o now_o enjoy_v it_o with_o the_o saint_n of_o heaven_n a_o song_n now_o youngman_n thy_o day_n and_o thy_o glory_n appear_v like_o sunshine_n and_o blossom_n in_o spring_n of_o the_o year_n thy_o vigour_n of_o body_n thy_o spirit_n thy_o wit_n be_v perfect_a and_o sound_n and_o untroubled_a yet_o now_o then_o oh_o now_o then_o if_o safety_n thou_o love_v mind_n thou_o oh_o mind_n thou_o thy_o maker_n above_o misspend_v not_o a_o morning_n so_o excellent_a clear_a never_o for_o ever_o be_v happiness_n never_o thy_o noontide_n of_o life_n have_v but_o little_a delight_n and_o sorrow_n on_o sorrow_n will_v follow_v at_o night_n now_o then_o oh_o now_o then_o etc._n etc._n mind_n thou_o oh_o mind_n thou_o etc._n etc._n that_o strength_n &_o those_o beauty_n that_o grace_v thou_o to_o day_n to_o morrow_n may_v perish_v and_o vanish_v away_o thy_o wealth_n or_o thy_o pleasure_n or_o friend_n that_o now_o be_v may_v waste_v or_o deceive_v or_o be_v traitor_n to_o thou_o now_o then_o oh_o now_o then_o etc._n etc._n mind_n thou_o oh_o mind_n thou_o etc._n etc._n thy_o joint_n be_v yet_o nimble_a thy_o sinew_n unslacke_a and_o marrow_n unwasted_a do_v strengthen_v thy_o back_n thy_o youth_n from_o disease_n preserve_v the_o brain_n and_o blood_n with_o free_a passage_n plump_v enury_n vain_a now_o then_o oh_o now_o then_o etc._n etc._n mind_n thou_o oh_o mind_n thou_o etc._n etc._n but_o trust_v i_o it_o will_v not_o for_o ever_o be_v so_o those_o arm_n that_o be_v mighty_a shall_v feeble_a grow_v and_o those_o leg_n so_o proud_o support_v thou_o now_o with_o age_n or_o disease_n will_v stagger_v and_o bow_v now_o then_o oh_o now_o then_o etc._n etc._n mind_n thou_o oh_o mind_n thou_o etc._n etc._n then_o all_o those_o rare_a feature_n now_o graceful_a in_o thou_o shall_v plough_v with_o time_n furrow_n quite_o ruin_v be_v and_o they_o who_o admire_v and_o love_v thou_o so_o much_o shall_v loathe_v or_o forget_v thou_o have_v ever_o be_v such_o now_o then_o oh_o now_o then_o etc._n etc._n mind_n thou_o oh_o mind_n thou_o etc._n etc._n those_o tress_n of_o hair_n which_o thy_o youth_n do_v adorn_v will_v look_v like_o the_o mead_n in_o a_o winterly_a morn_n and_o where_o red_a and_o white_a intermix_v do_v grow_v dull_a paleness_n a_o deaâ—ly_a complexion_n will_v show_v now_o then_o oh_o now_o then_o etc._n etc._n mind_n thou_o oh_o mind_n thou_o etc._n etc._n that_o forehead_n imperious_a whereon_o we_o now_o view_v a_o smoothness_n and_o whiteness_n enamel_v with_o blue_a will_v loose_v that_o perfection_n which_o touth_n now_o maintain_v and_o change_v it_o for_o hollowness_n wrinkle_n and_o stain_n now_o then_o oh_o now_o then_o etc._n etc._n mind_n thou_o oh_o mind_n thou_o etc._n etc._n those_o ear_n thou_o with_o music_n do_v oft_o entertain_v and_o charm_v with_o so_o many_o a_o delicate_a strain_n may_v miss_v of_o those_o pleasure_n 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of_o that_o sweetness_n be_v prize_v at_o nought_o now_o then_o oh_o now_o then_o etc._n etc._n that_o gate_n and_o those_o gesture_n that_o win_v thou_o such_o grace_n will_v turn_v to_o a_o feeble_a and_o stagger_a pace_n and_o thou_o that_o over_o mountain_n run_v nimble_o to_o day_n shall_v stumble_v at_o every_o rub_v in_o the_o way_n now_o then_o oh_o now_o then_o etc._n etc._n mind_n then_o oh_o mind_n then_o etc._n etc._n by_o these_o imperfection_n old_a age_n will_v prevail_v thy_o marrow_n thy_o sinew_n and_o spirit_n will_v fail_v and_o nothing_o be_v leave_v thou_o when_o those_o be_v once_o spend_v to_o give_v or_o thyself_o or_o another_o content_n now_o then_o oh_o now_o then_o etc._n etc._n mind_n thou_o oh_o mind_n thou_o etc._n etc._n those_o fancy_n that_o lull_v thou_o with_o dream_n of_o delight_n will_v trouble_v thy_o quiet_n the_o comfortless_a night_n and_o thou_o that_o now_o sleep_v thy_o trouble_n away_o shall_v hear_v how_o each_o cockerel_n give_v warning_n of_o day_n now_o then_o oh_o now_o then_o etc._n etc._n mind_n thou_o oh_o mind_n thou_o etc._n etc._n then_o thou_o that_o be_v yet_o unto_o thousand_o so_o dear_a of_o all_o shalâ—_n despise_v or_o neglect_v appear_v which_o when_o thou_o perceive_v though_o now_o pleasant_a it_o be_v thy_o life_n will_v be_v grievous_a and_o loathsome_a to_o thou_o now_o then_o oh_o now_o then_o etc._n etc._n mind_n thou_o oh_o mind_n thou_o etc._n etc._n that_o lust_n which_o thy_o youth_n can_v so_o hardly_o forgo_v will_v leave_v thou_o and_o leave_v thou_o repentance_n and_o woe_n and_o then_o in_o thy_o â—olly_n no_o joy_n thou_o can_v have_v nor_o hope_v other_o rest_n than_o a_o comfortless_a grauâ—_n now_o then_o oh_o now_o then_o etc._n etc._n