Loves school, or, A new merry book of complements being the language of love fitted to the humours of all sorts, sexes and conditions : made up of curious and pleasant dialogues and discourses, eloquent and delicious letters, songs, and sonnets, with many other fine fantacies and pretty conceits.

A young Gentleman fallen in love with a fair Lady.

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Gent.

ALl haile the modle of di∣vine perfections, may al the blessings heaven affords showr down on your head: vouchsafe to cast on favorable look upon a crea∣ture wholly devoted to your service

Lady.

Pardon sir, a womans weakness if she takes the boldness to say her shallow capacity cannot apprehend the height of your Oratory yet I must render thanks for your wishes, and wish I could be as thankful to wish you in an equal affection: But since af∣fection cannot be forced, you must pardon me, if I say I cannot love.

Gent.

Not love heavens forbid that so great cruelty should recide in so fair a creature: let not such harsh spéeches procéed from so swéet a ••outh, unless it be out of m••iden bashfulness whose strongest negatives do affirm a grant: such I hope and wish i•• your denial.

Lady.

I must confess sir, your thoughts I can't hinder, yet would gladly perswade you to believe the truth, that my denial is un••e••gned h••wever were I but assu••ed of the reallit•• of your affect••on, I might perhaps meet your lo••e with an eq••al a burning.

Gent.

Part on swéet soul, my interrupting you: if my love be not real let me be an object of all mens scorn, and let the Heavens (as a j••st revenge of my dissembling) shower down on me their most horrid plagues; but if it be love, chast and real love, let our souls méet in reciprocal affections, and be imparadiced into •…•…ruition of each other.

Lady.

As far as a Virgins modesty will permit her: hereafter I shall be ever ready to •…•…ccomplish your desires, and obey your com∣mands, in the mean time be confident that I •…•…m intirely yours. But time calls me away. All happiness attend you.