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First Line: Dearest armilla could you once but guesse
Last Line: To dye your vasall then to have shame
Alternate Author Name(s): Rochester, 2d Earl Of


DEAREST Armilla could you once but guesse
How pleasantly and gentle Love does rain
your dull aversion to his power would cease
(and you would fredome again)
And move you then some fredome
Such charming pleasurs mixt with that deare pain that you would
youd then repine against the rigid fate
(which) and curse your selfe conceited ignorance
that first inclined you to delight in hate
that enymy to love and (innocence) common sence
it hinders mankind being fortunat
and robs the world of peace and innocence

Armilla Allexis cease all your attempts are vain
My ferme resolves of hate ile still persue
If you such pleasure find in servil pain
you are recompenced by being pleased and true

Why did the gods bestow soe blest a forme divine
(to ruin and destroy all that behold)
And not forsee the danger of a storme
Thats raised by beauty (and) joynd with tyranny
none can presume to love but must resolve to dye
your endless rigor noe relefe affords

And joyn such beauty with such tyranny
why do you glory in your tyranny
And cant (p)revent the danger of a storme
(And) I must [love] with a
for thoug I di
Since (when) your bright eyes kindled faithfull flame
Its much more glorious to love on and dye
(for) nothing can be half soe great a shame
I chuse as a much more glorious fate
to dye your vasall then to have shame





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