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himself with Remembrance
of Past Happiness . .
He Complaineth to his Heart
that having once Recovered
his Freedom he had again
become thrall to Love . .
He Professeth Indifference.
He Rejoiceth that he had Broken
the Snares of Love.
The Lover Prayeth that his
Lady's Heart might be En-
flamed with Equal Affection
The Disdainful Lady Refusing
to hear her Lover's Suit, he
Resolveth to Forsake her
The Absent Lover Findeth all
his Pains Redoubled . .
He Seeketh Comfort in Patience
Of the Power of Love over the
Yielden Lover

He Lamenteth that he had ever
Cause to Doubt his Lady's
Faith

The Recured Lover Exulteth in
his Freedom, and Voweth to
remain Free until Death. . 138

POEMS.

Wyatt's Complaint upon Love to Reason, with Love's Answer 140 Complaint of the Absence of his Love

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Of his Love that Pricked her

Finger with a Needle.

Of the Same.

The Lover that Fled Love now Follows it with his Harm The Lover Compareth his Heart to the Overcharged Gun. How by a Kiss he Found both his Life and Death.

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Of his Return from Spain Wyatt being in Prison, to Bryan Of such as had Forsaken him. The Lover Hopeth of Better Chance.

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WYATT'S POETICAL WORKS.

SONGS AND SONNETS.

THE LOVER FOR SHAMEFASTNESS
HIDETH HIS DESIRE WITHIN HIS FAITHFUL HEART.

THE long love that in my thought I harbour,
And in my heart doth keep his residence,
Into my face presseth with bold pretence,
And there campeth displaying his banner.
She that me learns to love and to suffer,
And wills that my trust, and lust's negligence
Be reined by reason, shame, and reverence,
With his hardiness takes displeasure.
Wherewith love to the heart's forest he fleeth,
Leaving his enterprise with pain and cry,
And there him hideth, and not appeareth.
What may I do, when my master feareth,
But in the field with him to live and die?
For good is the life, ending faithfully.

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THE LOVER WAXETH WISER,

AND WILL NOT DIE FOR AFFECTION.

YET was I never of your love aggrieved,
Nor never shall while that my life doth last;
But of hating myself, that date is past,

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And tears continual sore have me wearied.
I will not yet in my grave be buried;
Nor on my tomb your name have fixed fast,
As cruel cause, that did the spirit soon haste
From th' unhappy bones, by great sighs stirred.
Then if an heart of amorous faith and will
Content your mind withouten doing grief;
Please it you so, to this to do relief:

If otherwise you seek for to fulfil

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Your wrath, you err, and shall not as you ween;
And you yourself the cause thereof have been.

THE ABUSED LOVER SEETH HIS FOLLY,

AND INTENDETH TO TRUST NO MORE.

Was never file yet half so well yfiled,
To file a file for any smith's intent,
As I was made a filing instrument,
To frame other, while that I was beguiled:
But reason, lo, hath at my folly smiled,
And pardoned me, since that I me repent
Of my lost years, and of my time misspent.

For youth led me, and falsehood me misguided.
Yet, this trust I have of great apparence,

Since that deceit is aye returnable,

Of very force it is agreeable,

That therewithal be done the recompense:

Then guile beguiled plained should be never;
And the reward is little trust for ever.

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