CONTENTS. THE Lover for shamefastness hideth his Desire within no more The Lover describeth his being stricken with sight of his The wavering Lover willeth, and dreadeth, to move his ................ The Lover confesseth him in Love with Phillis....... How the Lover perisheth in his Delight as the Fly in the Against his Tongue that failed to utter his Suits......... Of doubtful Love........ Page 1 1 5567 789 9 10 The Lover abused renounceth Love....... 11 11 12 Of Love, Fortune, and the Lover's Mind..... 13 The Lover prayeth his offered Heart to be received...... 13 14 Charging of his Love as unpiteous and loving other ........ 15 Page 15 16 Request to Cupid for Revenge of his unkind Love...... 22 Complaint for true Love unrequited.............. The Lover sendeth Sighs to move his Suit The Lover seeking for his lost Heart prayeth that it may be kindly entreated by whomsoever found He determineth to cease to Love........ Of the Folly of loving when the Season of Love is past The abused Lover resolveth to forget his unkind Mis- The absent Lover persuadeth himself that his Mistress will not have the power to forsake him.............................. The Lover complaineth the unkindness of his Love 、 The Lover rejoiceth the enjoying of his Love.......................... The Lover complaineth himself forsaken...... A renouncing of hardly escaped Love The Lover taught, mistrusteth Allurements Page 34 36 36 The Lover rejoiceth against Fortune that by hindering ...... The Lover's Case cannot be hidden however he dissemble The Lover prayeth not to be disdained, refused, mistrusted, nor forsaken....................................... 38 40 41 43 The Lover lamenteth his Estate with suit for Grace .... 44 The Lover waileth his changed Joys 45 To his Love that hath given him answer of refusal...... 46 The Lover describeth his being taken with sight of his Love......... 47 The Lover excuseth him of Words, wherewith he was unjustly charged............................. 48 The Lover curseth the Time when first he fell in Love. The Lover complaineth his Estate Whether Liberty by loss of Life, or Life in Prison and thraldom be to be preferred...... 54 He ruleth not though he reign over Realms, that is subject to his own Lusts The faithful Lover giveth to his Mistress his Heart as his best and only Treasure...... 57 He rejoiceth the obtaining the Favour of the Mistress of his Heart A Description of the Sorrow of true Lovers' parting..... 58 The neglected Lover calleth on his stony hearted Mistress to hear him complain ere that he die . ........... 59 60 The Lover prayeth Venus to conduct him to the desired The Lover praiseth the Beauty of his Lady's Hand............. 62 699 61 Page That the Eye bewrayeth alway the secret Affections of the Heart. 64 The Lover complaineth that Faith may not avail without the Favour of Fantasy That too much Confidence sometimes disappointeth Hope 67 The Lover bemoaneth his unhappiness that he cannot obtain Grace, yet cannot cease loving. 559 65 68 The mournful Lover to his Heart with Complaint that it will not break.... 70 The Lover renounces his cruel Love for ever.............. 71 A Complaint of his Lady's Cruelty. 73 Of the contrary Affections of the Lover 76 That true Love availeth not when Fortune list to frown 79 That the Power of Love is such he worketh Impossibilities 81 That the Life of the unregarded Lover is worse than 82 The Lover who cannot prevail must needs have Patience 83 When Fortune smiles not, only Patience comforteth 84 That Patience alone can heal the Wound inflicted by Adversity ... 85 The Lover, hopeless of greater Happiness, contenteth himself with only Pity 86 That Time, Humbleness, and Prayer, can soften every thing save his Lady's Heart.......... That Unkindness hath slain his poor true Heart... The careful Lover complaineth, and the happy Lover counselleth.... The Lover having broken his Bondage, voweth never more to be enthralled.......... The abused Lover admonishes the unwary to beware of Love........... A Reproof to such as slander Love Despair counselleth the deserted Lover to end his Woes by Death, but Reason bringeth Comfort... The Lover's Lute cannot be blamed though it sing of his Lady's Unkindness...... Page 92 93 96 .... 98 The neglected Lover calleth on his Pen to record the 100 101 An earnest Request to his cruel Mistress either to pity him or let him die......... 102 The abused Lover reproacheth his false Mistress of Dissimulation 103 ......... 104 105 ...... 106 He bewails his hard Fate that though beloved of his A Complaint of the Falseness of Love.......... The abused Lover bewails the time that ever his Eye 107 108 112 beheld her to whom he had given his faithful Heart.. 110 An earnest Suit to his unkind Mistress not to forsake him 111 He remembereth the Promise his Lady once gave him of Affection, and comforteth himself with Hope That all his Joy dependeth on his Lady's Favour. 113 He promiseth to remain faithful whatever Fortune betide 115 The faithful Lover wisheth all Evil may befall him if he forsake his Lady.... Of Fortune, Love, and Fantasy ...... ....... 116 117 Deserted by his Mistress, he renounceth all Joy for ever 119 That no Words may express the crafty Trains of Love. 119 That the Power of Love excuseth the Folly of loving... 121 The doubtful Lover resolveth to be assured whether he is to live in joy or woe 122 Of the extreme Torment endured by the unhappy Lover 123 |