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THE
POETICAL WORKS
OF
SIR THOMAS WYATT.
WITH A MEMOIR.
BOSTON:
LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY.
NEW YORK: EVANS AND DICKERSON.
PHILADELPHIA: LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO AND CO.
M.DCCC.LIV.
CAMBRIDGE:
PRINTED BY ALLEN AND FARNHAM.
STEREOTYPED BY STONE AND SMART.
MEMOIR
CONTENTS.
SONGS AND SONNETS.
The Lover for shamefastness hideth his Desire within his
faithful Heart
Page
xi
1
The Lover waxeth wiser, and will not die for Affection
The abused Lover seeth his Folly and intendeth to trust
no more
2
The Lover describeth his being stricken with sight of his
Love
3
The wavering Lover willeth, and dreadeth, to move his
Desire
The Lover having dreamed enjoying of his Love, com-
plaineth that the Dream is not either longer or truer
The Lover unhappy biddeth happy Lovers rejoice in May,
while he waileth that Month to him most unlucky
The Lover confesseth him in Love with Phillis
Of others' feigned Sorrow, and the Lover's feigned Mirth
Of change in Mind
6
7
How the Lover perisheth in his Delight as the Fly in the Fire
Against his Tongue that failed to utter his Suits
8
The Lover compareth his State to a Ship in perilous
Of Love, Fortune, and the Lover's Mind
The Lover prayeth his offered Heart to be received
The Lover's Life compared to the Alps
13
14
Charging of his Love as unpiteous and loving other
The Lover forsaketh his unkind Love
15
The Lover describeth his restless State
16
The Lover laments the Death of his Love
A renouncing of Love
The Lover despairing to attain unto his Lady's Grace re-
linquisheth the pursuit
17
18
The deserted Lover consoleth himself with remembrance
that all Women are by nature fickle
19
That Hope unsatisfied is to the Lover's Heart as a pro-
longed Death
20
He prayeth his Lady to be true, for no one can restrain
a willing Mind
The deserted Lover wisheth that his Rival might experi-
ence the same Fortune he himself had tasted
21
RONDEAUX.
2223
Request to Cupid for Revenge of his unkind Love
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 Mistress
The absent Lover persuadeth himself that his Mistress
will not have the power to forsake him
The recured Lover renounceth his fickle Mistress for her
Newfangleness
24
25
26
27
28
ODES.
The Lover complaineth the unkindness of his Love.
The Lover rejoiceth the enjoying of his Love
29
30
The Lover sheweth how he is forsaken of such as he
sometime enjoyed
31
The Lover to his Bed, with describing of his unquiet State
The Lover complaineth that his Love doth not pity him
The Lover complaineth himself forsaken
A renouncing of hardly escaped Love
The Lover taught, mistrusteth Allurements
The Lover rejoiceth against Fortune that by hindering
his suit had happily made him forsake his Folly
The Lover's sorrowful State maketh him write sorrowful
Songs, but such his Love may change the same
The Lover sendeth his Complaints and Tears to sue for
Grace
The Lover's Case cannot be hidden however he dissemble
The Lover prayeth not to be disdained, refused, mistrust-
ed, nor forsaken
36
37
38
40
41
43
The Lover lamenteth his Estate with suit for Grace.
The Lover waileth his changed Joys .
44
45
To his Love that hath given him answer of refusal
The Lover describeth his being taken with sight of his
46
47
The Lover excuseth him of Words, wherewith he was
unjustly charged
48
The Lover curseth the Time when first he fell in Love
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 sub-
ject to his own Lusts
The faithful Lover giveth to his Mistress his Heart as his
best and only Treasure
57
A Description of the Sorrow of true Lovers' parting
The neglected Lover calleth on his stony hearted Mistress
to hear him complain ere that he die
58
59
He rejoiceth the obtaining the Favour of the Mistress of
his Heart
60
The Lover prayeth Venus to conduct him to the desired
Haven
61
The Lover praiseth the Beauty of his Lady's Hand
That the Eye bewrayeth alway the secret Affections of the
Heart
The Lover complaineth that Faith may not avail without
the Favour of Fantasy
65