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Here love receiv'd immedicable harmes,
And was dispoiled of his daring armes.
A greater want then is his daring eyes,
He lost those awfull wings with which he flies;
His sinewy bow, and those immortall darts 60
Wherewith he'is wont to bruise resisting hearts.
Onely some few strong in themselves and free
Retain the seeds of antient liberty,
Following that part of Love although deprest,
And make a throne for him within their brest, 65
In spight of modern censures him avowing
Their Soveraigne, all service him allowing.
Amongst which troop although I am the least,
Yet equall in perfection with the best,
I glory in subjection of his hand, 70
Nor ever did decline his least command:
For in whatever forme the message came
My heart did open and receive the same.
But time will in his course a point discry
When I this loved service must deny, 75
For our allegiance temporary is,
With firmer age returnes our liberties.
What time in years and judgement we repos'd,
Shall not so easily be to change dispos'd,
Nor to the art of severall eyes obeying; 80
But beauty with true worth securely weighing,
Which being found assembled in some one,
Wee'l love her ever, and love her alone.


[Elegie XVII. Variety. _Ed: printed for first time without
title in appendix to 1650 and so in 1669 and 1719:_ An Elegie.
_A10:_ Elegie 17^{the}. _JC_]

[1 motion, why _Ed:_ motion why, _1650-69_]

[3 love divide? _MSS. :_ lov'd divide? _1650-69_]

[4 diversifi'd: _Ed:_ diversifi'd _1650-69_]

[6 what else so ever doth seem _1650-69:_ what else is not so
_A10_]

[12 fair-spreading _1650-69_, _JC:_ broad silver _A10_

and farr; _A10_, _JC:_ and cleare; _1650-69_]

[14 it self and _1650-69:_ it self, kills _A10_]

[16 And only worthy to be past compare; _A10_]

[19 aver] ever _1650-69_]

[20 would turn back from _1650-69:_ could not fancy _A10_]

[24 Of other beauties, and in change rejoice? _A10:_ _om.
1650-69_]

[25-36 _omitted in A10_]

[30 brown, _Ed:_ brown _1650-69_]

[32 are _JC:_ were _1650-69_]

[39 crime! _Ed:_ crime? _1650-69_]

[43 Persian _1650-54_, _JC:_ Persians _1669_, _A10_]

[46 title _A10_, _JC:_ little _1650-69_]

[50 liberty's _Ed:_ liberty _1650-69_, _JC_

revers'd, our _A10:_ revers'd and _1650-69_, _JC_]

[51 we're _A10:_ we _1650-69_, _JC_]

[53 whose originall _1650-69_, _JC:_ one whose origin _A10_]

[54 goeing on it fashions _A10:_ growing on it fashions _JC:_
growing on its fashions, _1650-69_]

[55 manners and laws to _1650-69_, _JC:_ Lawes, Manners unto
_A10_]

[57 armes. _A10:_ armes, _1650-69_]

[58 is _1650-69:_ of _A10_]

[61 bruise _1650-69_ wound _A10_

hearts. _Ed:_ hearts; _1650-69_]

[63 seeds of antient _1650-69_, _JC:_ seed of pristine _A10_]

[64 Love] love _1650-69_]

[70 of his _1650-69:_ under's _A10_]

[71 Nor . . . decline _1650-69:_ Never declining from _A10_]

[72-7 _omitted in A10_]

[73 same. _Ed:_ same: _1650-69:_ flame _JC_]

[75 deny, _Ed:_ deny. _1650-69_]

[79 dispos'd, _Ed:_ dispos'd _1650-69_]

[80 obeying; _Ed:_ obeying, _1650-69_]

[81 securely _1650-69:_ unpartially _A10_]

[82 being _1650-69:_ having _A10_

one, _Ed:_ one _1650-69_]

[83 Wee'l love her ever, _Ed:_ Wee'l leave her ever,
_1650-69_, _JC:_ Would love for ever, _A10_]




ELEGIE XVIII.

_Loves Progress. _

Who ever loves, if he do not propose
The right true end of love, he's one that goes
To sea for nothing but to make him sick:
Love is a bear-whelp born, if we o're lick
Our love, and force it new strange shapes to take, 5
We erre, and of a lump a monster make.
Were not a Calf a monster that were grown
Face'd like a man, though better then his own?
Perfection is in unitie: preferr
One woman first, and then one thing in her. 10
I, when I value gold, may think upon
The ductilness, the application,
The wholsomness, the ingenuitie,
From rust, from soil, from fire ever free:
But if I love it, 'tis because 'tis made 15
By our new nature (Use) the soul of trade.
All these in women we might think upon
(If women had them) and yet love but one.