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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B080843.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>Loves Torments Ea&s;ed by Death: Or, <HI>Lovers Delay'd, grow De&s;perate.</HI></HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub"><HI>Being a Relation how a young Gallant thinking he was de&s;pi&s;ed By <HI>Cloris,</HI> poy&s;oned him&s;elf, the which the Nymph under&s;tanding by Letter that &s;he found lying by him, ran Di&s;tracted, &amp;c.</HI></HEAD>
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<L><HI>Cevus <HI>by Loves fierce Shaft tormented lyes,</HI></HI></L>
<L><HI>Di&s;pairing of all Cure, &s;elf poy&s;on'd Dyes.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Leaving a Letter that contain'd the cau&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI><HI>Of his &s;ad fate, which</HI> Cloris <HI>finds, does pau&s;e,</HI></HI></L>
<L><HI>A while upon them with the &s;en&s;e of grief.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Di&s;tracted grows, admitting no relief.</HI></L>
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<OPENER><HI>To a plea&s;ant New. Court-Tune: Or, <HI>Phillis thou &s;oul of Love.</HI></HI></OPENER>
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<LG>
<L>BEauty thou Throne of Graces,</L>
<L>Bright Queen of Charmed faces,</L>
<L>Thou Godde&s;s of endle&s;s Pa&s;&s;ion,</L>
<L>Thou Tyrant of the Nation:</L>
<L>Thou Soul that doth incharm us,</L>
<L>Thou Fury &s;ent to harm us;</L>
<L>Now happy &s;hou'd we be?</L>
<L>Proud foe wer't not for thee.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Numerous &s;hining Glories,</L>
<L>Adorn my Lovely <HI>Cloris;</HI></L>
<L>Her Face as bright as Summer,</L>
<L>Her Pride did well become her:</L>
<L>Her Prai&s;e above was given,</L>
<L>Each Angel flew from Heaven:</L>
<L>And &s;miling clap'd his Wing,</L>
<L>For joy to hear her &s;ing.</L>
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<LG>
<L>My soul was &s;till admiring,</L>
<L>Her fal&s;hood &s;till a&s;piring:</L>
<L>I &s;trongly did be&s;iege her,</L>
<L>Yet ne'r dur&s;t di&s;obleige her,</L>
<L>But &s;he like fro&s;ty weather,</L>
<L>Nip'd all my Buds together:</L>
<L>Believing me untrue,</L>
<L>My poor heart did undoe.</L>
</LG>
<DIV2 N="2" TYPE="part">
<HEAD>The Second part,</HEAD>
<OPENER>of the &s;ame Tune.</OPENER>
<LG>
<L>WIth cruelty pur&s;uing,</L>
<L>Vntil &s;he prov'd my ruine:</L>
<L>My youthful joys con&s;uming,</L>
<L>And bla&s;ted love ju&s;t blooming:</L>
<L>Which mu&s;t have fatal ending,</L>
<L>Now Death on me's de&s;cending,</L>
<L>Der &s;ing torments new,</L>
<L>My poor hearts to &s;ubdue.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Grief &s;hall no more di&s;tre&s;s me,</L>
<L>Nor wounding love oppre&s;s me,</L>
<L>This mortal Poy&s;on ta&s;ted,</L>
<L>To &s;hades below I'm ha&s;ted:</L>
<L>Tis done ye cruel powers,</L>
<L>Death now that Love devours,</L>
<L>With his brigth Shaft &s;trikes through,</L>
<L>My heart for ever true.</L>
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<LG>
<L>Which <HI>Cloris</HI> Love undoing,</L>
<L>Has forc'd upon &s;ad ruine;</L>
<L>No more the Light de&s;iring,</L>
<L>But to dark &s;hades retiring,</L>
<L>Among Gho&s;ts to be telling,</L>
<L>In my <HI>Elizium</HI> dwelling,</L>
<L>Now thinking me untrue,</L>
<L>My poor heart did undoe.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Fair Tyranne&s;s I leave thee,</L>
<L>Thy Charms of Like bereave me;</L>
<L>Vnder this &s;hade where Eying,</L>
<L>The fir&s;t I will be dying:</L>
<L>Farewel my hope for ever,</L>
<L>My Love and Life together:</L>
<L>But this the World &s;hall &s;hew</L>
<L>What did my heart undoe.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>Which he no &s;ooner &s;aying,</L>
<L>But from his bo&s;ome drawing,</L>
<L>He by him lay'd the Paper,</L>
<L>When with a &s;igh his Tapour</L>
<L>Of Life from Earth a&s;cended,</L>
<L>And &s;o his torments ended:</L>
<L>Whom <HI>Cloris</HI> thought untrue,</L>
<L>And his heart did undoe.</L>
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<L>He no &s;ooner dying,</L>
<L>But <HI>Cloris</HI> that way prying,</L>
<L>Beheld her cruel conque&s;t,</L>
<L><GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="1 letter">t which with fear being Non-plu&s;t:</L>
<L>She &s;tarted, but de&s;ire</L>
<L>Made her full &s;oon draw nigher:</L>
<L>Whereby the Root &s;he knew,</L>
<L>Which did his heart undoe.</L>
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<LG>
<L>And that her charming Beauty,</L>
<L>To which he long pay'd duty,</L>
<L>Had been his overthrowing,</L>
<L>Which &s;he no &s;ooner knowing,</L>
<L>But &s;igh'd, woes me, and crying,</L>
<L>Alas! while I was trying,</L>
<L>His con&s;tancy &s;o true,</L>
<L>I did his heart undoe.</L>
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<L>The which no longer hearing,</L>
<L>But golden Tre&s;&s;es tearing,</L>
<L>Her Ivory Brea&s;t &s;till &s;miting,</L>
<L>Di&s;traction &s;o inciting:</L>
<L>And frantick loud did clamour,</L>
<L>Nor could the wood-Nymphs came her,</L>
<L>But crying fal&s;e untrue,</L>
<L>That coud'&s;t thy Love undoe.</L>
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<LG>
<L>She through the Groves does wander,</L>
<L>Traceing each Meander,</L>
<L>Again&s;t the Fates exclaiming,</L>
<L>And her own hard heart blaming:</L>
<L>And comfortle&s;s deceived,</L>
<L>But quite of &s;en&s;e bereaved,</L>
<L>She crys, <HI>Ah me! untrue,</HI></L>
<L><HI>That could my Love undoe.</HI></L>
</LG>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
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<P><HI>Printed for <HI>P. Brooksby,</HI> at the Gol|den-Ball, in We&s;t-&s;mith-field.</HI></P>
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