she were scarce anything ; and then; should she
be more than woman; she would get above
all thought of sex; and think to move
my heart to study her; and not to love。
both these were monsters ; since there must reside
falsehood in woman; i could more abide;
she were by art; than nature falsified。
live; primrose; then; and thrive
with thy true number five ;
and; woman; whom this flower doth represent;
with this mysterious number be content ;
ten is the farthest number ; if half ten
belongs to each woman; then
each woman may take half us men ;
or—if this will not serve their turn—since all
numbers are odd; or even; and they fall
first into five; women may take us all。
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the relic。
when my grave is broke up again
some second guest to entertain;
—for graves have learnd that woman…head;
to be to more than one a bed—
and he that digs it; spies
a bracelet of bright hair about the bone;
will he not let us alone;
and think that there a loving couple lies;
who thought that this device might be some way
to make their souls at the last busy day
meet at this grave; and make a little stay?
if this fall in a time; or land;
where mass…devotion doth mand;
then he that digs us up will bring
us to the bishop or the king;
to make us relics ; then
thou shalt be a mary magdalen; and i
a something else thereby ;
all women shall adore us; and some men。
and; since at such time miracles are sought;
i would have that age by this paper taught
what miracles we harmless lovers wrought。
first we loved well and faithfully;
yet knew not what we loved; nor why ;
difference of sex we never knew;
no more than guardian angels do ;
ing and going we
perchance might kiss; but not between those meals ;
our hands neer touchd the seals;
which nature; injured by late law; sets free。
these miracles we did ; but now alas !
all measure; and all language; i should pass;
should i tell what a miracle she was。
the damp。
when i am dead; and doctors know not why;
and my friends curiosity
will have me cut up to survey each part;
when they shall find your picture in my heart;
you think a sudden damp of love
will thorough all their senses move;
and work on them as me; and so prefer
your murder to the name of massacre;
poor victories ; but if you dare be brave;
and pleasure in your conquest have;
first kill th enormous giant; your disdain ;
and let th enchantress honour; next be slain ;
and like a goth and vandal rise;
deface records and histories
of your own arts and triumphs over men;
and without such advantage kill me then;
for i could muster up; as well as you;
my giants; and my witches too;
which are vast constancy and secretness ;
but these i neither look for nor profess ;
kill me as woman; let me die
as a mere man ; do you but try
your passive valour; and you shall find then;
naked you have odds enough of any man。
the dissolution。
shes dead ; and all which die
to their first elements resolve ;
and we were mutual elements to us;
and made of one another。
my body then doth hers involve;
and those things whereof i consist hereby
in me abundant grow; and burdenous;
and nourish not; but smother。
my fire of passion; sighs of air;
water of tears; and earthly sad despair;
which my materials be;
but near worn out by loves security;
she; to my loss; doth by her death repair。
and i might live long wretched so;
but that my fire doth with my fuel grow。
now; as those active kings
whose foreign conquest treasure brings;
receive more; and spend more; and soonest break;
this —which i am amazed that i can speak—
this death; hath with my store
my use increased。
and so my soul; more earnestly released;
will outstrip hers ; as bullets flown before
a latter bullet may oertake; the powder being more。
a jet ring sent。
thou art not so black as my heart;
nor half so brittle as her heart; thou art ;
what wouldst thou say ? shall both our properties by thee be spoke;
—nothing more endless; nothing sooner broke?
marriage rings are not of this stuff ;
oh; why should ought less precious; or less tough
figure our loves ? except in thy name thou have bid it say;
〃—im cheap; and nought but fashion ; fling me away。〃
yet stay with me since thou art e;
circle this fingers top; which didst her thumb ;
be justly proud; and gladly safe; that thou dost dwell with me ;
she that; o ! broke her faith; would soon break thee。
negative love。
i never stoopd so low; as they
which on an eye; cheek; lip; can prey ;
seldom to them which soar no higher
than virtue; or the mind to admire。
for sense and understanding may
know what gives fuel to their fire ;
my love; though silly; is more brave ;
for may i miss; wheneer i crave;
if i know yet what i would have。
if that be simply perfectest;
which can by no way be expressd
but negatives; my love is so。
to all; which all love; i say no。
if any who deciphers best;
what we know not—ourselves—can know;
let him teach me that nothing。 this
as yet my ease and fort is;
though i speed not; i cannot miss。
the prohibition。
take heed of loving me ;
at least remember; i forbade it thee ;
not that i shall repair my unthrifty waste
of breath and blood; upon thy sighs and tears;
by being to thee then what to me thou wast ;
but so great joy our life at once outwears。
then; lest thy love by my death frustrate be;
if thou love me; take heed of loving me。
take heed of hating me;
or too much triumph in the victory ;
not that i shall be mine own officer;
and hate with hate again retaliate ;
but thou wilt lose the style of conqueror;
if i; thy conquest; perish by thy hate。
then; lest my being nothing lessen thee;
if thou hate me; take heed of hating me。
yet love and hate me too ;
so these extremes shall neer their office do ;
love me; that i may die the gentler way ;
hate me; because thy loves too great for me ;
or let these two; themselves; not me; decay ;
so shall i live thy stage; not triumph be。
lest thou thy love and hate; and me undo;
o let me live; yet love and hate me too。
the expiration。
so; so; break off this last lamenting kiss;
which sucks two souls; and vapours both away ;
turn; thou ghost; that way; and let me turn this;
and let ourselves benight our happiest day。
we ask none leave to love ; nor will we owe
any so cheap a death as saying; 〃go。〃
go ; and if that word have not quite killed thee;
ease me with death; by bidding me go too。
or; if it have; let my word work on me;
and a just office on a murderer do。
except it be too late; to kill me so;
being double dead; going; and bidding; 〃go。〃
the putation。
for my first twenty years; since yesterday;
i scarce believed thou couldst be gone away ;
for forty more i fed on favours past;
and forty on hopes that thou wouldst they might last ;
tears drownd one hundred; and sighs blew out two ;
a thousand; i did neither think nor do;
or not divide; all being one thought of you ;
or in a thousand more; forgot that too。
yet call not this long life ; but think that i
am; by being dead; immortal ; can ghosts die ?
the paradox。
no lover saith; i love; nor any other
can judge a perfect lover ;
he thinks that else none can or will agree;
that any loves but he ;
i cannot say i loved; for who can say
he was killd yesterday。
love with excess of heat; more young than old;
death kills with too much cold ;
we die but once; and who loved last did die;
he that saith; twice; doth lie ;
for though he seem to move; and stir a while;
it doth the sense beguile。
such life is like the light which bideth yet
when the lifes light is set;
or like the heat which fire in solid matter
leaves behind; two hours after。
once i loved and died ; and am now bee
mine epitaph and tomb ;
here dead men speak their last; and so do i ;
love…slain; lo ! here i die。
song。
souls joy; now i am gone;
and you alone;
—which cannot be;
since i must leave myself with thee;
and carry thee with me—
yet when unto our eyes
absence denies
each others sight;
and makes to us a constant night;
when others change to light ;
o give no way to grief;
but let belief
of mutual love
this wonder to the vulgar prove;
our bodies; not we move。
let not thy wit beweep
words but sense deep ;
for when we miss
by distance our hopes joining bliss;
even then our souls shall kiss ;
fools have no means to meet;
but by their feet ;
why should our clay
over our spirits so much sway;
to tie us to that way?
o give no way to grief; &c。
farewell to love。
whilst yet to prove
i thought there was some deity in love;
so did i reverence; and gave
worship ; as atheists at their dying hour
call; what they cannot name; an unknown power;
as
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