The Dutchess of Monmouths lamentation for the loss of her Duke who hath been long absent, to the terror of her afflicted heart.
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- The Dutchess of Monmouths lamentation for the loss of her Duke who hath been long absent, to the terror of her afflicted heart.
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- [London :: Printed by J. Millet,
- 1683]
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- Monmouth, James Scott, -- Duke of, -- 1649-1685 -- Poetry.
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THE DUTCHESS OF MONMOUTHS Lamentation FOR THE LOSS Of Her DUKE: VVho hath been long Absent, to the terror of Her Afflicted Heart.
AH! Princely Jemmy, thou art too Unkind, To leave thy Mournful Dutchess here behind; Unkind, I say, because thou well did'st know, For thy dear sake, I through the World wou'd go.
I once did think none could more Happy be,
Nor reap more Comforts in this World, than me,
Now plung'd into the Gulph of Misery.
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No, no, it is impossible for me,
Long to survive, except my Love I see;
I faint my Dear, lo, here I dye for thee.
When in my Bed I lye I cannot sleep,
While others take their ease I mourn and weep:
'Twere better far for me, for to be Dead,
Than for thine absence to be punished
With endless torments which I do endure,
Yea, past all hopes of any help or Cure;
Enough to kill a mournful Woman sure.
But for thine absence though I doth Condole,
While thou art safe it comforteth my Soul;
And should I hear that thou in Trouble wert,
Without all question, it would break my heart.
It is not long since my dear Jemmy's Name
Was carry'd far and near, on wings of Fame;
Which makes me wonder, that in such a trice,
Thy vertues should be turned into vice;
And all thine Honours with such hazard gain'd,
Be quite forgot; how are thy Vertues stain'd
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FINIS.