Facetiae : Musarum deliciae, or, The Muses recreation, conteining ...

47 Fancies and Fantastick^Could she melt hearts of flint, and from herGive her beholders power to live or dye ;Id'e rather beg she would pronounce my death,Then be her scorn, though that preserv'd my breath ;Rise heart, and be not fool'd !Sfoot, what a shameWere it for thee to reinsence one flameFrom the declining spark ? dost thou not knowAs she's a woman, her whole Sex doth oweTo thine all Honour ? her false heart and prideDare not oppose thy faith, then turn high-tide,And let her, since her scorn doth so deceive thee,By her Repentance strive again to please thee.Inconstancy defended.Leave fairest, leave, I pray no moreWith want of love or lightnesse charge me ;'Cause your looks captiv'd me before,May not anothers now inlarge me ?He whose misguided Zeal hath longPay'd homage to some Stars pale light,Better inform'd may without wrongLeave that t'adore the Queen of Night.Then ifmy heart which longWill to another now incline,Whyterm'd inconstant should it beFor bowing Yore a richer shrine ?serv'd thee