The Tvvo kinde Louers: OR, The Maidens resolution and will To be like her truer Loue still.
To a Dainty new tune.
TWo louely Louers,
walking all alone:
The Female to the Male,
was making pittious mone:
Saying, If thou wilt goe, Loue
let me goe with thee,
Because I cannot liue,
without thy company.
Be thou my Master,
Ile be thy trusty Page,
To waite on thee
in thy weary Pilgriage.
So shall I still
enioy thy louely presence,
In which alone
consists my earthly essence.
Be thou the Sunne,
Ile be the beames so bright,
Be thou the Moone,
Ile be the lightest night:
Be thou
Auror
[...],
the vsher of the day,
I will be the pearly dew,
vpon the flowers gay.
Be thou the Rose,
thy smell I will assume,
And yeeld a sweet
odoriferous perfume:
Be thou the Rain-bow,
Ile be the colours many,
Be thou the cloud,
Ile be the weather rainy.
Be thou the Lyon,
Ile be the Lionesse:
Be thou the seruant,
Ile be the Mistresse:
Be thou the Porpentine,
and ile be the quill,
That wheresoeuer thou goest:
I may be with thee still.
Be thou the Turtle
and I will be thy Mate,
And if thou dye,
my life ile euer hate:
Be thou the nimble Fairy,
that trips vpon the ground,
And I will be the circle,
where thou maist dance a round
Be thou the swan,
ile be the bubling riuer:
Be thou the gift,
and I will be the giuer:
Be thou the chast
Diana,
and I will be as chast:
Be thou the Time,
ile be the houres past.
Be thou the Ship▪
ile be the surging Seas,
That shall transport my Loue,
where he doth please:
Be thou the
Neptune,
ile be triple Mace,
Be thou the iocund Hunter,
ile be the Deere in Chase.
The Second Part.
To the same Tune.
BE thou the Shepheard,
ile be the Shepherdesse,
To sport with thee
in ioy and happinesse:
I will be the Marigold,
if thou wilt be the Sunne:
Be thou the Fryer,
and I will be the Nun.
I will be the Pelican,
and thou shalt be the yong,
Ile spend my blood,
to succour thee from wrong:
Be thou the Gardner,
and I will the flowers,
That thou maist make me grow
with fruitfull showres.
Be thou the Falconer,
the Falcon I will be,
To yeeld delight
and pleasure vnto thee:
Be thou the Lanthorne,
I will be the light,
To lead thee to thy fancy
euery darkesome night
Be thou the Captaine,
ile be the Souldier stout,
And helpe in danger
still to beare thee out:
Be thou the louely Elme,
and I will be the Vine,
In sweet concordance,
to smypathize and twine,
Be thou the Pilot,
ile be the Sea mans Card,
Ile be the Tayler.
and thou shalt be my yard:
Be thou the Weauer,
and ile the shu
[...]le be,
Be thou the
[...]e
[...]er,
and I will be the tree.
Be thou the Black-smith,
I will be the Forge:
Be thou the Waterman,
I will be the barge:
Be thou the Broker,
and I will be the Pawne:
Be thou the Parasite,
and I will learne to fawne.
These louely Louers
being thus combind,
Most equally agreed
both in heart and mind.
Accursed may they be,
who seeke to part these twaine
Whom Loue and Nature
did to loue ordaine.
I wish all yong men,
that constant are in Loue,
To find out a woman
that will soloyall proue:
And to all honest Maidens,
in heart I wish the same,
That
Cupids lawes
may be deuoyd of blame.
Finis▪
Printed at London, by the Assignes of Thomas Symco [...]ke.