The card of courtship: or the language of love; fitted to the humours of all degrees, sexes, and conditions. Made up of all sorts of curious and ingenious dialogues, pithy and pleasant discourses, eloquent and winning letters, delicious songs and sonnets, fine fancies, harmonious odes, sweet rhapsodies.

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The card of courtship: or the language of love; fitted to the humours of all degrees, sexes, and conditions. Made up of all sorts of curious and ingenious dialogues, pithy and pleasant discourses, eloquent and winning letters, delicious songs and sonnets, fine fancies, harmonious odes, sweet rhapsodies.
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London :: Printed by J.C. for Humphrey Mosley; and are to be sold at his shop, at the signe of the Prince's Arms in S. Paul's Church-yard,
1653.
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Sonnet V.
AS many stars as heav'n containeth, strive To frame my harm, and luckless hap to show; And in the earth, no grass nor green doth grow,

Page 103

That to my grief the least of comfort gives. "Love unto fear subjected, ever drives "A soul to coldest ice. O bitter wo, That he whom Fortune contradicteth so, Continually, with Jealousie, must live! The fault (dear Mistress) I must lay on thee, And all my grief; on thee I do complain (O cruel soul) that pity dost disdain: For if thou hadst but taken part with me, I would not care, though 'gainst me did conspire Heav'n, Earth, and Love, and Fortune, in their ire.
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