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ElNat ["Natures lay Ideott I taught thee to loue"]

Loues fuellers, and the richest companie
Of players, which vppon the worlds Stage bee
Will quickely knowe thee, and knowe thee, and alas,
The indifferent Italian̅, as wee pas
His warme land well content, to thinke thee page
Will haunt thee with such lust, and hideous rage
As Lotts faire guests were vext: But none of these
Nor spungie Hidroptique dutch shall thee displease,
If thou stay here: Oh stay here for, for thee
England is only a worthy gallerie
To walke in expectation, till from thense
Our great kynge do call thee to his presence;
When I am gone, dreame mee some happines,
Nor let thy lookes our longe hid loue confesse;
Nor praise nor dispraise mee, Bless, nor curse
Openly loues force; Nor in bedd fright thy nvrse
With midnights startinge, cryinge out oh, oh
Nurse, oh my Loue is slaine, I saw him goe
Ore the white Alpes alone, I saw him, I
Assaild, fight, taken, stabd, bleed, fall and die
Augur mee better chance; except dread Ioue
Thinke it enough for mee to haue had thy loue..|

Elegie

Natures lay Ideott I taught thee to loue
And in that Sophistrie: oh thou doest proue
Too subtile; foole thou didst not vnderstand
The mistique language of the Eye, nor hand:
Nor couldst thou iudge the difference of the aire
Of sighs, and saie, this lies, this sounds despaire. [CW: Nor]
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