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PALINODE.[31:1]

Beauty, thy harsh imperious chains
As a scorn'd weight, I here untie,
Since thy proud empire those disdains
Of reason or philosophy,
That would[31:2] within tyrannic laws 5
Confine the power of each free cause.

Forc'd by the potent[31:3] influence
Of thy disdain, I back return:
Thus with those flames I do dispense
Which, though they would not light, did burn, 10
And rather will through cold expire,
Than languish at[31:4] a frozen fire.

But whilst I the insulting pride
Of thy vain beauty do despise,
Who gladly wouldst be deified 15
By making me thy sacrifice,
May Love thy heart which to his charm
Approach'd, seem'd cold, at distance warm!

THE RETURN.

Beauty, whose soft magnetic chains
Nor time nor absence can untie,[32:1]
Thy power the narrow bound[32:2] disdains
Of Nature or Philosophy;
Thou[32:3] canst by unconfined laws 5
A motion, though at distance, cause.

Drawn by the powerful[32:4] influence
Of thy bright eyes, I back return;
And since I nowhere can dispense
With flames that[32:5] do in absence burn, 10
I rather choose 'twixt[32:6] them t'expire,
Than languish by a hidden fire.

But if thou th'[32:7] insulting pride
Of vulgar beauties dost despise,
Who, by vain triumphs deified, 15
Their votaries do sacrifice,
Then let those flames, whose magic charm
At distance scorch'd, approach'd, but warm.

CHANG'D, YET CONSTANT.

Wrong me no more
In thy complaint,
Blam'd for inconstancy:
I vow'd t' adore
The fairest Saint, 5
Nor chang'd whilst thou wert she:
But if another thee outshine,
Th' inconstancy is only thine!

To be by such
Blind fools admir'd 10
Gives thee but small esteem,
By whom as much
Thou'dst be desir'd,
Didst thou less beauteous seem.
Sure, why they love they know not well, 15
Who why they should not, cannot tell!

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