• If ever two were one, then surely we.
    If ever man were lov'd by wife, then thee;
    If ever wife was happy in a man,
    Compare with me ye women if you can.
    I prize thy love more then whole mines of gold,
    Or all the riches that the East doth hold.
    My love is such that rivers cannot quench,
    Nor ought but love from thee, give recompence.
    Thy love is such...

  • I

    How strong does my passion flow,
    Divided equally twixt two?
    Damon had ne'er subdued my heart
    Had not Alexis took his part;
    Nor could Alexis powerful prove,
    Without my Damon's aid, to gain my love.

    II

    When my Alexis present is,
    Then I for Damon sigh and mourn;
    But when Alexis I do miss,
    Damon gains nothing but my scorn.
    But if...