Thou art unwilling we should part;
And martyrs that embrace the fire
Shall with less joy than I expire.

With this last kiss I will bequeath
My soul, transfus'd into thy breath, 10
Whose active heat shall gently slide
Into thy breast, and there reside,
And may, (in spite of Fate thus blest,)
Be, in this death, of heaven possess'd.[48:1]
Then prove but kind; and thou shalt see 15
Love hath more power than Destiny.

THE EXCHANGE: DIALOGUE.[49:1]

_Phil[ocharis]._

That kiss which last thou gav'st me, stole
My fainting life away;
Yet, though to thy breast fled, my soul
Still in mine own doth stay.
Weak Nature no such power doth know: } 5
Love only can these wonders show. }[49:2]

_Char[iessa]._

And with the same warm breath did mine
Into thy bosom slide,
There dwell, contracted unto thine,
Yet still with me reside. 10
Weak Nature no such power doth know:
Love only can these wonders show.

_Chor[us]._

Both souls thus in desire are one,
And each is two in skill,
Doubled in intellect alone, 15
United in the will.
Weak Nature no such power doth know:
Love only can these wonders show.

THE EXEQUIES.

Draw near,
You lovers, that complain
Of Fortune or Disdain,
And to my ashes lend a tear.
Melt the hard marble with your groans, 5
And soften the relentless stones,
Whose cold embraces the sad subject hide }
Of all Love's cruelties, and Beauty's pride. }[50:1]

No verse,
No epicedium, bring; 10
Nor peaceful requiem sing,
To charm the terrors of my hearse;
No profane numbers must flow near
The sacred silence that dwells here.
Vast griefs are dumb: softly, oh softly mourn! 15
Lest you disturb the peace attends my urn.

Yet strew
Upon my dismal grave
Such offerings as you have:
Forsaken cypress, and sad yew; 20
For kinder flowers can take no birth
Or growth from such unhappy