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| Elegie .4. |
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| Marrie, and loue thy Flavia, for shee [f. 25] |
| Hath all thinges, whereby others bewtious bee. |
| For though her Eies bee small, her Mouth is great, |
| Though they bee Iuorie, yet her Teeth bee Iett. |
| Though they bee dimne yet they* are* light enough, |
| And though her harsh haire fall, her skinn is rough. |
| What though her Cheekes bee yellow, her haire is redd, |
| Give her thine, and shee hath a Maydenhead. |
| These thinges are Beauties Elementes, when these |
| Meete in One, that One must bee* as perfect, please: |
| If redd, and white, and each good qualitie |
| Bee in thy wench, ne're aske where it doth lie. |
| In buying thinges perfum'd wee aske if there |
| Bee Muske, and Amber in it, but not where |
| Though all her Partes bee not in the vsuall Place, |
| Shee hath an Anagram of a good face. |
| If wee might put the letters but one waie, |
| In the leane dearth of letters, what could wee saie? |
| When by the Gamut some Musitians make |
| A perfect Song: Others will vndertake, |
| By the same Gamut chang'd, to equall it; |
| Thinges simplie good, can neuer bee vnfitt. |
| Shee is as faire as anie, if all bee like her, |
| And if none bee, the Shee is singular. |
| All loue is wonder: if wee iustlie doe |
| Account* her wonderfull, why not louelie too?
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[CW: Loue] |