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The works of Thomas Carew, sewer in ordinary to Charles the First
The works of Thomas Carew sewer in ordinary to Charles the First Author:Thomas Carew Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: So as alike thou driv'st away Both light and darkenesse, night and day. A CRUELL MISTRIS. Wee read of kings and gods that kindly tooke A pitcher fil'... more »d with water from the brooke; But I have dayly tendred without thankes Rivers of teares that overflow their bankes. A slaughter'd bull will appease angry Jove, A horse the sun, a lambe the god of love; But shee disdaines the spotlesse sacrifice Of a pure heart that at her altar lyes. Vesta is not displeas'd if her chaste urne Doe with repayred fuell ever burne; But my saint frownes, though to her honour'd name I consecrate a never-dying flame. Th' Assyrian king did none i' th' furnace throw But those that to his image did not bow ; With bended knees I daily worship her, Yet she consumes her owne idolater. Of such a goddesse no times leave record, That burnt the temple where she was ador'd. MURDRING BEAUTIE. I'le gaze no more on her bewitching face, Since ruine harbours there in every place ; For my enchanted soule alike shee drownes With calmes and tempests of her smiles and frownes. He love no more those cruell eyes of hers, Which, pleas'd or anger'd, still are murderers : For if she dart (like lightning) through the ayre Her beames of wrath, she kils me with despaire; If shee behold me with a pleasing eye, I surfet with excesse of joy, and dye. MY MTSTRIS COMMANDING ME TO RETURNE HER LETTERS. So grieves th' adventrous merchant, when he throwes All the long toyl'd-for treasure his ship stowes Into the angry maine, to save from wrack Himselfe and men, as I grieve to give backe These letters ; yet so powerfull is your sway, As, if you bid me die, I must obey. Goe then blest papers, you shall kisse those hands That gave you freedome, but hold me in bands, Which w...« less