The Marrovv of complements. Or, A most methodicall and accurate forme of instructions for all variety of love-letters, amorous discourses, and complementall entertainements. Fitted for the use of all sorts of persons from the noblemans palace to the artizans shop. With many delightfull songs, sonnetts, odes, dialogues, &c. Never before published.

AN ODE. In the praise of (the inward Endowments) some much meriting Mistrisse.

1.

THough beauty be the marke of praise, And yours of whom I sing be such As not the World can praise too much; Yet is't your vertue now I raise.

2.

A Vertue, like allay, so gone Throughout your form, as though that move And draw, and conquer all mens love, This subjects you to love of one.

3.

Wherein you tryumph; yet because 'Tis of your self, and that you use The noblest Freedome, not to chuse Against or faith, or honours Lawes.

4.

But who should lesse expect from you In whom alone, love lives agen, By whom he is restor'd to men, And kept, and bred, and brought up true.

5.

His falling Temples you have rear'd, The whither'd Garlands tane away, His Altars kept from the decay That Envie wish'd, and Nature fear'd.

6.

As on them burne so chast a flame With so much Loyalties expence, Love to acquit such excellence, Is gone himself into your name.

7.

And you are he, the Deitie To whom all Lovers are design'd, That would their better Objects find, Among which faithfull Troop am I.

7.

Who as an offspring at your shrine Have sung this Hymn, and here intreat One sparke of your diviner heat To light upon a love of mine.

9.

Which if it kindle not but scant Appear, and that to shortest view; Yet give me leave t'adore in you What I in her, am griev'd to want.