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THE   SECOND
B O O K E   O F   S O N G S
AND  AYRES

R o b e r t   I o n e s

1601

 

8. Beautie stand further


                                     1 
           Beautie stand further,
       Repine not at my blaming
           Is it not murther,
       To set my hart on flaming,
           Thus hopelesse to take
       Bare sight of such a glorie,
           Doth tempt me to make
       My death beget a storie.
       Then pitie me, least some worse thing ensue it,
       My deaths true cause will force the gilt to rue it. 

                                     2 
           Is it not better,
       To loue thy friend in good sort,
           Then to be debter,
       For kindnesse name to report,
           If you had the lesse,
       For this rich mercie lending,
           Then should I confesse,
       No thrift were in such spending.
       Oh pittie me, the gaine shall be thine owne all,
       I would but liue, to make thy vertues knowne all.
    

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