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by Thomas Wyatt


  THE LOVER WAXETH WISER, AND WILL NOT DIE FOR AFFECTION

  THE ABUSED LOVER SEETH HIS FOLLY AND INTENDETH TO TRUST NO MORE

  THE LOVER DESCRIBETH HIS BEING STRICKEN WITH SIGHT OF HIS LOVE

  THE WAVERING LOVER WILLETH, AND DREADETH, TO MOVE HIS DESIRE

  THE LOVER HAVING DREAMED ENJOYING OF HIS LOVE, COMPLAINETH THAT THE DREAM IS NOT EITHER LONGER OR TRUER

  THE LOVER UNHAPPY BIDDETH HAPPY LOVERS REJOICE IN MAY, WHILE HE WAILETH THAT MONTH TO HIM MOST UNLUCKY

  THE LOVER CONFESSETH HIM IN LOVE WITH PHYLLIS

  OF OTHERS’ FEIGNED SORROW, AND THE LOVER’S FEIGNED MIRTH

  OF CHANGE IN MIND

  HOW THE LOVER PERISHETH IN HIS DELIGHT AS THE FLY IN THE FIRE

  AGAINST HIS TONGUE THAT FAILED TO UTTER HIS SUITS

  DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTRARIOUS PASSIONS IN A LOVER

  THE LOVER COMPARETH HIS STATE TO A SHIP IN PERILOUS STORM TOSSED ON THE SEA

  OF DOUBTFUL LOVE

  THE LOVER ABUSED RENOUNCETH LOVE

  TO HIS LADY, CRUEL OVER HER YIELDING LOVER

  HOW UNPOSSIBLE IT IS TO FIND QUIET IN LOVE

  OF LOVE, FORTUNE, AND THE LOVER’S MIND

  THE LOVER PRAYETH HIS OFFERED HEART TO BE RECEIVED

  THE LOVER’S LIFE COMPARED TO THE ALPS

  CHARGING OF HIS LOVE AS UNPITEOUS AND LOVING OTHER

  THE LOVER FORSAKETH HIS UNKIND LOVE

  THE LOVER DESCRIBETH HIS RESTLESS STATE

  THE LOVER LAMENTS THE DEATH OF HIS LOVE

  A RENOUNCING OF LOVE

  THE LOVER DESPAIRING TO ATTAIN UNTO HIS LADY’S GRACE RELINQUISHETH THE PURSUIT

  THE DESERTED LOVER CONSOLETH HIMSELF WITH REMEMBRANCE THAT ALL WOMEN ARE BY NATURE FICKLE

  THAT HOPE UNSATISFIED IS TO THE LOVER’S HEART AS A PROLONGED DEATH

  HE PRAYETH HIS LADY TO BE TRUE, FOR NO ONE CAN RESTRAIN A WILLING MIND

  THE DESERTED LOVER WISHETH THAT HIS RIVAL MIGHT EXPERIENCE THE SAME FORTUNE HE HIMSELF HAD TASTED

  Rondeaux

  REQUEST TO CUPID FOR REVENGE OF HIS UNKIND LOVE

  COMPLAINT FOR TRUE LOVE UNREQUITED

  THE LOVER SENDETH SIGHS TO MOVE HIS SUIT

  THE LOVER SEEKING FOR HIS LOST HEART PRAYETH THAT IT MAY BE KINDLY ENTREATED BY WHOMSOEVER FOUND

  HE DETERMINETH TO CEASE TO LOVE

  OF THE FOLLY OF LOVING WHEN THE SEASON OF LOVE IS PAST

  THE ABUSED LOVER RESOLVETH TO FORGET HIS UNKIND MISTRESS

  THE ABSENT LOVER PERSUADETH HIMSELF THAT HIS MISTRESS WILL NOT HAVE THE POWER TO FORSAKE HIM

  THE RECURED LOVER RENOUNCETH HIS FICKLE MISTRESS FOR HER NEWFANGLENESS

  Odes

  THE LOVER COMPLAINETH THE UNKINDNESS OF HIS LOVE

  THE LOVER REJOICETH THE ENJOYING OF HIS LOVE

  THE LOVER SHEWETH HOW HE IS FORSAKEN OF SUCH AS HE SOMETIME ENJOYED

  THE LOVER TO HIS BED, WITH DESCRIBING OF HIS UNQUIET STATE

  THE LOVER COMPLAINETH THAT HIS LOVE DOTH NOT PITY HIM

  THE LOVER COMPLAINETH HIMSELF FORSAKEN

  A RENOUNCING OF HARDLY ESCAPED LOVE

  THE LOVER TAUGHT, MISTRUSTETH ALLUREMENTS

  THE LOVER REJOICETH AGAINST FORTUNE THAT BY HINDERING HIS SUIT HAD HAPPILY MADE HIM FORSAKE HIS FOLLY

  THE LOVER’S SORROWFUL STATE MAKETH HIM WRITE SORROWFUL SONGS, BUT SUCH HIS LOVE MAY CHANGE THE SAME

  THE LOVER SENDETH HIS COMPLAINTS AND TEARS TO SUE FOR GRACE

  THE LOVER’S CASE CANNOT BE HIDDEN HOWEVER HE DISSEMBLE

  THE LOVER PRAYETH NOT TO BE DISDAINED, REFUSED, MISTRUSTED, NOR FORSAKEN

  THE LOVER LAMENTETH HIS ESTATE WITH SUIT FOR GRACE

  THE LOVER WAILETH HIS CHANGED JOYS

  TO HIS LOVE THAT HATH GIVEN HIM ANSWER OF REFUSAL

  THE LOVER DESCRIBETH HIS BEING TAKEN WITH SIGHT OF HIS LOVE

  THE LOVER EXCUSETH HIM OF WORDS, WHEREWITH HE WAS UNJUSTLY CHARGED

  THE LOVER CURSETH THE TIME WHEN FIRST HE FELL IN LOVE

  THE LOVER DETERMINETH TO SERVE FAITHFULLY

  TO HIS UNKIND LOVE

  THE LOVER COMPLAINETH HIS ESTATE

  WHETHER LIBERTY BY LOSS OF LIFE, OR LIFE IN PRISON AND THRALDOM BE TO BE PREFERRED

  HE RULETH NOT THOUGH HE REIGN OVER REALMS, THAT IS SUBJECT TO HIS OWN LUSTS

  THE FAITHFUL LOVER GIVETH TO HIS MISTRESS HIS HEART AS HIS BEST AND ONLY TREASURE

  A DESCRIPTION OF THE SORROW OF TRUE LOVERS’ PARTING

  THE NEGLECTED LOVER CALLETH ON HIS STONY HEARTED MISTRESS TO HEAR HIM COMPLAIN ERE THAT HE DIE

  HE REJOICETH THE OBTAINING THE FAVOUR OF THE MISTRESS OF HIS HEART

  THE LOVER PRAYETH VENUS TO CONDUCT HIM TO THE DESIRED HAVEN

  THE LOVER PRAISETH THE BEAUTY OF HIS LADY’S HAND

  THAT THE EYE BEWRAYETH ALWAY THE SECRET AFFECTIONS OF THE HEART

  THE LOVER COMPLAINETH THAT FAITH MAY NOT AVAIL WITHOUT THE FAVOUR OF FANTASY

  THAT TOO MUCH CONFIDENCE SOMETIMES DISAPPOINTETH HOPE

  THE LOVER BEMOANETH HIS UNHAPPINESS THAT HE CANNOT OBTAIN GRACE, YET CANNOT CEASE LOVING

  THE MOURNFUL LOVER TO HIS HEART WITH COMPLAINT THAT IT WILL NOT BREAK

  THE LOVER RENOUNCES HIS CRUEL LOVE FOR EVER

  A COMPLAINT OF HIS LADY’S CRUELTY

  OF THE CONTRARY AFFECTIONS OF THE LOVER

  THAT RIGHT CANNOT GOVERN FANCY

  THAT TRUE LOVE AVAILETH NOT WHEN FORTUNE LIST TO FROWN

  THE DECEIVED LOVER SUETH ONLY FOR LIBERTY

  THE LOVER CALLETH ON HIS LUTE TO HELP HIM BEMOAN HIS HAPLESS FATE

  THAT THE POWER OF LOVE IS SUCH HE WORKETH IMPOSSIBILITIES

  THAT THE LIFE OF THE UNREGARDED LOVER IS WORSE THAN DEATH

  THE LOVER WHO CANNOT PREVAIL MUST NEEDS HAVE PATIENCE

  WHEN FORTUNE SMILES NOT, ONLY PATIENCE COMFORTETH

  THAT PATIENCE ALONE CAN HEAL THE WOUND INFLICTED BY ADVERSITY

  THE LOVER, HOPELESS OF GREATER HAPPINESS, CONTENTETH HIMSELF WITH ONLY PITY

  THAT TIME, HUMBLENESS, AND PRAYER, CAN SOFTEN EVERY THING SAVE HIS LADY’S HEART

  THAT UNKINDNESS HATH SLAIN HIS POOR TRUE HEART

  THE DYING LOVER COMPLAINETH THAT HIS MISTRESS REGARDETH NOT HIS SUFFERINGS

  THE CAREFUL LOVER COMPLAINETH, AND THE HAPPY LOVER COUNSELLETH

  THE LOVER HAVING BROKEN HIS BONDAGE, VOWETH NEVER MORE TO BE ENTHRALLED

  THE ABUSED LOVER, ADMONISHES THE UNWARY TO BEWARE OF LOVE

  A REPROOF TO SUCH AS SLANDER LOVE

  DESPAIR COUNSELLETH THE DESERTED LOVER TO END HIS WOES BY DEATH, BUT REASON BRINGETH COMFORT

  THE LOVER’S LUTE CANNOT BE BLAMED THOUGH IT SING OF HIS LADY’S UNKINDNESS

  THE NEGLECTED LOVER CALLETH ON HIS PEN TO RECORD THE UNGENTLE BEHAVIOUR OF HIS UNKIND MISTRESS

  THAT CAUTION SHOULD BE USED IN LOVE

  AN EARNEST REQUEST TO HIS CRUEL MISTRESS EITHER TO PITY HIM OR LET HIM DIE

  THE ABUSED LOVER REPROACHETH HIS FALSE MISTRESS OF DISSIMULATION

  HE BEWAILS HIS HARD FATE THAT THOUGH BELOVED OF HIS MISTRESS HE STILL LIVES IN PAIN

  A COMPLAINT OF THE FALSENESS OF LOVE

  THE LOVER SUETH THAT HIS SERVICE MAY BE ACCEPTED

  OF THE PAINS AND SORROWS CAUSED BY LOVE

  THE LOVER RECOUNTETH THE VARIABLE FANCY OF HIS FICKLE MISTRESS

  THE ABUSED LOVER BEWAILS THE TIME THAT EVER HIS EYE BEHELD HER TO WHOM HE HAD GIVEN HIS FAITHFUL HEART

  AN EARNEST SUIT TO HIS UNKIND MISTRESS NOT TO FORSAKE HIM

  HE REMEMBERETH THE PROMISE HIS LADY ONCE GAVE HIM OF AFFECTION, AND COMFORTETH HIMSELF WITH HOPE

  THAT ALL HIS JOY DEPENDETH ON HIS LADY’S FAVOUR

  HE PROMISETH TO REMAIN FAITHFUL WHATEVER FORTUNE BETIDE

  THE FAITHFUL LOVER WISHETH ALL EVIL MAY BEFALL HIM IF HE FORSAKE HIS LADY

  OF FORTUNE, LOVE, AND FANTASY

  DESERTED BY HIS MISTRESS, HE RENOUNCETH ALL JOY FOR EVER

  THAT NO WORDS MAY EXPRESS THE CRAFTY TRAINS OF LOVE

  THAT THE POWER OF LOVE EXCUSETH THE FOLL
Y OF LOVING

  THE DOUBTFUL LOVER RESOLVETH TO BE ASSURED WHETHER HE IS TO LIVE IN JOY OR WOE

  OF THE EXTREME TORMENT ENDURED BY THE UNHAPPY LOVER

  HE BIDDETH FAREWELL TO HIS UNKIND MISTRESS

  HE REPENTETH THAT HE HAD EVER LOVED

  THE LOVER BESEECHETH HIS MISTRESS NOT TO FORGET HIS STEADFAST FAITH AND TRUE INTENT

  HE BEWAILS THE PAIN HE ENDURES WHEN BANISHED FROM THE MISTRESS OF HIS HEART

  HE COMPARES HIS SUFFERINGS TO THOSE OF TANTALUS

  THAT NOTHING MAY ASSUAGE HIS PAIN SAVE ONLY HIS LADY’S FAVOUR

  THE LOVER PRAYETH THAT HIS LONG SUFFERINGS MAY AT LENGTH FIND RECOMPENSE

  HE DESCRIBETH THE CEASELESS TORMENTS OF LOVE

  THAT THE SEASON OF ENJOYMENT IS SHORT, AND SHOULD NOT PASS BY NEGLECTED

  THAT THE PAIN HE ENDURED SHOULD NOT MAKE HIM CEASE FROM LOVING

  THE COMPLAINT OF A DESERTED LOVER

  THAT FAITH IS DEAD, AND TRUE LOVE DISREGARDED

  THE LOVER COMPLAINETH THAT HIS FAITHFUL HEART AND TRUE MEANING HAD NEVER MET WITH JUST REWARD

  THE FORSAKEN LOVER CONSOLETH HIMSELF WITH REMEMBRANCE OF PAST HAPPINESS

  HE COMPLAINETH TO HIS HEART THAT HAVING ONCE RECOVERED HIS FREEDOM HE HAD AGAIN BECOME THRALL TO LOVE

  HE PROFESSETH INDIFFERENCE

  HE REJOICETH THAT HE HAD BROKEN THE SNARES OF LOVE

  THE LOVER PRAYETH THAT HIS LADY’S HEART MIGHT BE INFLAMED WITH EQUAL AFFECTION

  THE DISDAINFUL LADY REFUSING TO HEAR HER LOVER’S SUIT, HE RESOLVETH TO FORSAKE HER

  THE ABSENT LOVER FINDETH ALL HIS PAINS REDOUBLED

  HE SEEKETH COMFORT IN PATIENCE

  OF THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE YIELDEN LOVER

  HE LAMENTETH THAT HE HAD EVER CAUSE TO DOUBT HIS LADY’S FAITH

  THE RECURED LOVER EXULTETH IN HIS FREEDOM, AND VOWETH TO REMAIN FREE UNTIL DEATH

  Poems

  WYATT’S COMPLAINT UPON LOVE TO REASON, WITH LOVE’S ANSWER

  COMPLAINT OF THE ABSENCE OF HIS LOVE

  THE SONG OF IOPAS, UNFINISHED

  Songs and Epigrams

  A DESCRIPTION OF SUCH A ONE AS HE WOULD LOVE

  WHY LOVE IS BLIND

  THE LOVER BLAMETH HIS INSTANT DESIRE

  AGAINST HOARDERS OF MONEY

  DESCRIPTION OF A GUN

  OF THE MOTHER THAT EAT HER CHILD AT THE SIEGE OF JERUSALEM

  TO HIS LOVE WHOM HE HAD KISSED AGAINST HER WILL

  OF THE JEALOUS MAN THAT LOVED THE SAME WOMAN, AND ESPIED THIS OTHER SITTING WITH HER

  TO HIS LOVE FROM WHOM HE HAD HER GLOVES

  THE LOVER COMPLAINETH THAT DEADLY SICKNESS CANNOT HELP HIS AFFECTION

  OF THE FEIGNED FRIEND

  COMPARISON OF LOVE TO A STREAM FALLING FROM THE ALPS

  OF HIS LOVE THAT PRICKED HER FINGER WITH A NEEDLE

  OF THE SAME

  THE LOVER THAT FLED LOVE NOW FOLLOWS IT WITH HIS HARM

  THE LOVER COMPARETH HIS HEART TO THE OVERCHARGED GUN

  HOW BY A KISS HE FOUND BOTH HIS LIFE AND DEATH

  TO HIS LOVER TO LOOK UPON HIM

  OF DISAPPOINTED PURPOSE BY NEGLIGENCE

  OF HIS RETURN FROM SPAIN

  WYATT BEING IN PRISON, TO BRYAN

  OF SUCH AS HAD FORSAKEN HIM

  THE LOVER HOPETH OF BETTER CHANCE

  THAT PLEASURE IS MIXED WITH EVERY PAIN

  THE COURTIER’S LIFE

  OF THE MEAN AND SURE ESTATE

  THE LOVER SUSPECTED OF CHANGE PRAYETH THAT IT BE NOT BELIEVED AGAINST HIM

  OF DISSEMBLING WORDS

  OF SUDDEN TRUSTING

  THE LADY TO ANSWER DIRECTLY WITH YEA OR NAY

  ANSWER

  THE LOVER PROFESSETH HIMSELF CONSTANT

  THE LOVER BLAMETH HIS LOVE FOR RENTING OF THE LETTER HE SENT HER

  THE LOVER COMPLAINETH AND HIS LADY COMFORTETH

  THE LOVER SUSPECTED BLAMETH ILL TONGUES

  OF HIS LOVE CALLED ANNA

  A RIDDLE OF A GIFT GIVEN BY A LADY

  THAT SPEAKING OR PROFFERING BRINGS ALWAY SPEEDING

  T. WYATT OF LOVE

  Satires

  OF THE MEAN AND SURE ESTATE, WRITTEN TO JOHN POINS

  OF THE COURTIER’S LIFE, WRITTEN TO JOHN POINS

  HOW TO USE THE COURT AND HIMSELF THEREIN, WRITTEN TO SIR FRANCIS BRIAN

  Penitential Psalms

  THE PROLOGUE OF THE AUTHOR

  PENITENTIAL PSALMS

  An Epitaph of Sir Thomas Gravener, Knight

  SIR ANTONIE SENTLEGER OF SIR T. WYATT

  LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

  A-C D-H I-O P-S T-V W-Z

  A COMPLAINT OF HIS LADY’S CRUELTY

  A COMPLAINT OF THE FALSENESS OF LOVE

  A DESCRIPTION OF SUCH A ONE AS HE WOULD LOVE

  A DESCRIPTION OF THE SORROW OF TRUE LOVERS’ PARTING

  A RENOUNCING OF HARDLY ESCAPED LOVE

  A RENOUNCING OF LOVE

  A REPROOF TO SUCH AS SLANDER LOVE

  A RIDDLE OF A GIFT GIVEN BY A LADY

  AGAINST HIS TONGUE THAT FAILED TO UTTER HIS SUITS

  AGAINST HOARDERS OF MONEY

  AN EARNEST REQUEST TO HIS CRUEL MISTRESS EITHER TO PITY HIM OR LET HIM DIE

  AN EARNEST SUIT TO HIS UNKIND MISTRESS NOT TO FORSAKE HIM

  ANSWER

  CHARGING OF HIS LOVE AS UNPITEOUS AND LOVING OTHER

  COMPARISON OF LOVE TO A STREAM FALLING FROM THE ALPS

  COMPLAINT FOR TRUE LOVE UNREQUITED

  COMPLAINT OF THE ABSENCE OF HIS LOVE

  DESCRIPTION OF A GUN

  DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTRARIOUS PASSIONS IN A LOVER

  DESERTED BY HIS MISTRESS, HE RENOUNCETH ALL JOY FOR EVER

  DESPAIR COUNSELLETH THE DESERTED LOVER TO END HIS WOES BY DEATH, BUT REASON BRINGETH COMFORT

  HE BEWAILS HIS HARD FATE THAT THOUGH BELOVED OF HIS MISTRESS HE STILL LIVES IN PAIN

  HE BEWAILS THE PAIN HE ENDURES WHEN BANISHED FROM THE MISTRESS OF HIS HEART

  HE BIDDETH FAREWELL TO HIS UNKIND MISTRESS

  HE COMPARES HIS SUFFERINGS TO THOSE OF TANTALUS

  HE COMPLAINETH TO HIS HEART THAT HAVING ONCE RECOVERED HIS FREEDOM HE HAD AGAIN BECOME THRALL TO LOVE

  HE DESCRIBETH THE CEASELESS TORMENTS OF LOVE

  HE DETERMINETH TO CEASE TO LOVE

  HE LAMENTETH THAT HE HAD EVER CAUSE TO DOUBT HIS LADY’S FAITH

  HE PRAYETH HIS LADY TO BE TRUE, FOR NO ONE CAN RESTRAIN A WILLING MIND

  HE PROFESSETH INDIFFERENCE

  HE PROMISETH TO REMAIN FAITHFUL WHATEVER FORTUNE BETIDE

  HE REJOICETH THAT HE HAD BROKEN THE SNARES OF LOVE

  HE REJOICETH THE OBTAINING THE FAVOUR OF THE MISTRESS OF HIS HEART

  HE REMEMBERETH THE PROMISE HIS LADY ONCE GAVE HIM OF AFFECTION, AND COMFORTETH HIMSELF WITH HOPE

  HE REPENTETH THAT HE HAD EVER LOVED

  HE RULETH NOT THOUGH HE REIGN OVER REALMS, THAT IS SUBJECT TO HIS OWN LUSTS

  HE SEEKETH COMFORT IN PATIENCE

  HOW BY A KISS HE FOUND BOTH HIS LIFE AND DEATH

  HOW THE LOVER PERISHETH IN HIS DELIGHT AS THE FLY IN THE FIRE

  HOW TO USE THE COURT AND HIMSELF THEREIN, WRITTEN TO SIR FRANCIS BRIAN

  HOW UNPOSSIBLE IT IS TO FIND QUIET IN LOVE

  OF CHANGE IN MIND

  OF DISAPPOINTED PURPOSE BY NEGLIGENCE

  OF DISSEMBLING WORDS

  OF DOUBTFUL LOVE

  OF FORTUNE, LOVE, AND FANTASY

  OF HIS LOVE CALLED ANNA

  OF HIS LOVE THAT PRICKED HER FINGER WITH A NEEDLE

  OF HIS RETURN FROM SPAIN

  OF LOVE, FORTUNE, AND THE LOVER’S MIND

  OF OTHERS’ FEIGNED SORROW, AND THE LOVER’S FEIGNED MIRTH

  OF SUCH AS HAD FORSAKEN HIM

  OF SUDDEN TRUSTING

  OF THE CONTRARY AFFECTIONS OF THE LOVER

  OF THE COURTIER’S LIFE, WRITTEN TO JOHN POINS

  OF THE EXTREME TORMENT ENDURED BY THE UNHAPPY LOVER

  OF THE FEIGNED FRIEND

  OF THE FOLLY OF LOVING WH
EN THE SEASON OF LOVE IS PAST

  OF THE JEALOUS MAN THAT LOVED THE SAME WOMAN, AND ESPIED THIS OTHER SITTING WITH HER

  OF THE MEAN AND SURE ESTATE

  OF THE MEAN AND SURE ESTATE, WRITTEN TO JOHN POINS

  OF THE MOTHER THAT EAT HER CHILD AT THE SIEGE OF JERUSALEM

  OF THE PAINS AND SORROWS CAUSED BY LOVE

  OF THE POWER OF LOVE OVER THE YIELDEN LOVER

  OF THE SAME

  PENITENTIAL PSALMS

  REQUEST TO CUPID FOR REVENGE OF HIS UNKIND LOVE

  SIR ANTONIE SENTLEGER OF SIR T. WYATT

  T. WYATT OF LOVE

  THAT ALL HIS JOY DEPENDETH ON HIS LADY’S FAVOUR

  THAT CAUTION SHOULD BE USED IN LOVE

  THAT FAITH IS DEAD, AND TRUE LOVE DISREGARDED

  THAT HOPE UNSATISFIED IS TO THE LOVER’S HEART AS A PROLONGED DEATH

  THAT NO WORDS MAY EXPRESS THE CRAFTY TRAINS OF LOVE

  THAT NOTHING MAY ASSUAGE HIS PAIN SAVE ONLY HIS LADY’S FAVOUR

  THAT PATIENCE ALONE CAN HEAL THE WOUND INFLICTED BY ADVERSITY

  THAT PLEASURE IS MIXED WITH EVERY PAIN

  THAT RIGHT CANNOT GOVERN FANCY

  THAT SPEAKING OR PROFFERING BRINGS ALWAY SPEEDING

  THAT THE EYE BEWRAYETH ALWAY THE SECRET AFFECTIONS OF THE HEART

  THAT THE LIFE OF THE UNREGARDED LOVER IS WORSE THAN DEATH

  THAT THE PAIN HE ENDURED SHOULD NOT MAKE HIM CEASE FROM LOVING

  THAT THE POWER OF LOVE EXCUSETH THE FOLLY OF LOVING

  THAT THE POWER OF LOVE IS SUCH HE WORKETH IMPOSSIBILITIES

  THAT THE SEASON OF ENJOYMENT IS SHORT, AND SHOULD NOT PASS BY NEGLECTED

  THAT TIME, HUMBLENESS, AND PRAYER, CAN SOFTEN EVERY THING SAVE HIS LADY’S HEART

  THAT TOO MUCH CONFIDENCE SOMETIMES DISAPPOINTETH HOPE

  THAT TRUE LOVE AVAILETH NOT WHEN FORTUNE LIST TO FROWN

  THAT UNKINDNESS HATH SLAIN HIS POOR TRUE HEART

  THE ABSENT LOVER FINDETH ALL HIS PAINS REDOUBLED

  THE ABSENT LOVER PERSUADETH HIMSELF THAT HIS MISTRESS WILL NOT HAVE THE POWER TO FORSAKE HIM

  THE ABUSED LOVER BEWAILS THE TIME THAT EVER HIS EYE BEHELD HER TO WHOM HE HAD GIVEN HIS FAITHFUL HEART

  THE ABUSED LOVER REPROACHETH HIS FALSE MISTRESS OF DISSIMULATION

  THE ABUSED LOVER RESOLVETH TO FORGET HIS UNKIND MISTRESS

  THE ABUSED LOVER SEETH HIS FOLLY AND INTENDETH TO TRUST NO MORE

  THE ABUSED LOVER, ADMONISHES THE UNWARY TO BEWARE OF LOVE

  THE CAREFUL LOVER COMPLAINETH, AND THE HAPPY LOVER COUNSELLETH

  THE COMPLAINT OF A DESERTED LOVER

  THE COURTIER’S LIFE

 

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