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hither with crystal phials； lovers； e；
and take my tears； which are loves wine；
and try your mistress tears at home；
for all are false； that taste not just like mine。
alas ！ hearts do not in eyes shine；
nor can you more judge womens thoughts by tears；
than by her shadow what she wears。
o perverse sex； where none is true but she；
whos therefore true； because her truth kills me。
valediction to his book。
ill tell thee now （dear love） what thou shalt do
to anger destiny； as she doth us ；
how i shall stay； though she eloign me thus；
and how posterity shall know it too ；
how thine may out…endure
sibyls glory； and obscure
her who from pindar could allure；
and her； through whose help lucan is not lame；
and her； whose book （they say） homer did find； and name。
study our manuscripts； those myriads
of letters； which have past twixt thee and me ；
thence write our annals； and in them will be
to all whom loves subliming fire invades；
rule and example found ；
there the faith of any ground
no schismatic will dare to wound；
that sees； how love this grace to us affords；
to make； to keep； to use； to be these his records。
this book； as long…lived as the elements；
or as the worlds form； this all…gravèd tome
in cypher writ； or new made idiom ；
we for loves clergy only are instruments ；
when this book is made thus；
should again the ravenous
vandals and goths invade us；
learning were safe ； in this our universe；
schools might learn sciences； spheres music； angels verse。
here loves divines—since all divinity
is love or wonder—may find all they seek；
whether abstract spiritual love they like；
their souls exhaled with what they do not see ；
or； loth so to amuse
faiths infirmity； they choose
something which they may see and use ；
for； though mind be the heaven； where love doth sit；
beauty a convenient type may be to figure it。
here more than in their books may lawyers find；
both by what titles mistresses are ours；
and how prerogative these states devours；
transferrd from love himself； to womankind ；
who； though from heart and eyes；
they exact great subsidies；
forsake him who on them relies ；
and for the cause； honour； or conscience give ；
chimeras vain as they or their prerogative。
here statesmen—or of them； they which can read—
may of their occupation find the grounds ；
love； and their art； alike it deadly wounds；
if to consider what tis； one proceed。
in both they do excel
who the present govern well；
whose weakness none doth； or dares tell ；
in this thy book； such will there something see；
as in the bible some can find out alchemy。
thus vent thy thoughts ； abroad ill study thee；
as he removes far off； that great heights takes ；
how great love is； presence best trial makes；
but absence tries how long this love will be ；
to take a latitude
sun； or stars； are fitliest viewd
at their brightest； but to conclude
of longitudes； what other way have we；
but to mark when and where the dark eclipses be？
munity。
good we must love； and must hate ill；
for ill is ill； and good good still ；
but there are things indifferent；
which wee may neither hate； nor love；
but one； and then another prove；
as we shall find our fancy bent。
if then at first wise nature had
made women either good or bad；
then some wee might hate； and some choose ；
but since she did them so create；
that we may neither love； nor hate；
only this rests； all all may use。
if they were good it would be seen ；
good is as visible as green；
and to all eyes itself betrays。
if they were bad； they could not last ；
bad doth itself； and others waste ；
so they deserve nor blame； nor praise。
but they are ours as fruits are ours ；
he that but tastes； he that devours；
and he that leaves all； doth as well ；
changed loves are but changed sorts of meat ；
and when he hath the kernel eat；
who doth not fling away the shell？
loves growth。
i scarce believe my love to be so pure
as i had thought it was；
because it doth endure
vicissitude； and season； as the grass ；
methinks i lied all winter； when i swore
my love was infinite； if spring make it more。
but if this medicine； love； which cures all sorrow
with more； not only be no quintessence；
but mixd of all stuffs； vexing soul； or sense；
and of the sun his active vigour borrow；
love抯 not so pure； and abstract as they use
to say； which have no mistress but their muse ；
but as all else； being elemented too；
love sometimes would contemplate； sometimes do。
and yet no greater； but more eminent；
love by the spring is grown ；
as in the firmament
stars by the sun are not enlarged； but shown；
gentle love deeds； as blossoms on a bough；
from loves awakened root do bud out now。
if； as in water stirrd more circles be
produced by one； love such additions take；
those like so many spheres but one heaven make；
for they are all concentric unto thee ；
and though each spring do add to love new heat；
as princes do in times of action get
new taxes； and remit them not in peace；
no winter shall abate this spring抯 increase。
loves exchange。
love； any devil else but you
would for a given soul give something too。
at court your fellows every day
give th art of rhyming； huntsmanship； or play；
for them which were their own before ；
only i have nothing； which gave more；
but am； alas ！ by being lowly； lower。
i ask no dispensation now；
to falsify a tear； or sigh； or vow ；
i do not sue from thee to draw
a non obstante on natures law ；
these are prerogatives； they inhere
in thee and thine ； none should forswear
except that he loves minion were。
give me thy weakness； make me blind；
both ways； as thou and thine； in eyes and mind ；
love； let me never know that this
is love； or； that love childish is ；
let me not know that others know
that she knows my paines； lest th