bey;
But if hereafter thou shalt know 5
That grief hath kill'd me, come,[21:2]
And on my tomb
Drop, drop a tear or two;
Break with thy sighs the silence of my sleep,
And I shall smile in death to see thee weep. 10

Thy tears may have the power
To reinspire
My ashes with new fire,
Or change me to some flower,
Which, planted 'twixt thy breasts, shall grow: 15
Veil'd in this shape, I will
Dwell with thee still,
Court, kiss, enjoy thee too:
Securely we'll contemn[21:3] all envious force,
And thus united be by death's divorce. 20

COUNSEL.

When deceitful lovers lay
At thy feet their suppliant hearts,
And their snares spread to betray
Thy best treasure[22:1] with their arts,
Credit not their flatt'ring vows: 5
Love such perjury allows.

When they with the[22:2] choicest wealth
Nature boasts of, have possess'd thee;
When with flowers (their verses' stealth),
Stars, or jewels they invest thee,[22:3] 10
Trust not to their borrow'd store:
'Tis but lent to make thee poor.

When with poems[22:4] they invade thee,
Sing thy praises or disdain;
When they weep, and would persuade thee 15
That their flames beget that rain;
Let thy breast no baits let in:
Mercy's only here a sin!

Let no tears or offerings move thee,
All those cunning charms avoid; 20
For that wealth for which they love thee,
They would slight if once enjoy'd.
Guard thy unrelenting mind! }
None are cruel but the kind. }[22:5]

EXPOSTULATION WITH LOVE, IN DESPAIR.

Love! what tyrannic laws must they obey }
Who bow beneath thy uncontrolled sway! }
Or how unjust will that harsh empire prove }[23:1]
Forbids to hope and yet commands to love! }
Must all are to thy hell condemn'd sustain 5
A double torture of despair and pain?
Is't not enough vainly to hope and woo,
That thou shouldst thus deny that vain hope too?
It were some joy,[23:2] Ixion-like, to fold
The empty air, or feed on thoughts as cold;[23:3]