A delicate new Ditty composed upon the Posy of a Ring: being, I fancy none but thee alone: sent as a New-year's gift by a Lover to his Sweetheart. To the tune of Dulcina. THou that art so sweet a creature, that above all earthly joy, I 〈◊〉 deem● for thy rare feature, kill me not by seeming coy, nor be thou mute when this my suit Into thy ears by love is blown, but say by me, as I by thee, I fancy none but thee alone. Hadst thou Cupid's mother's beauty, and Diana's chaste desires, Think on that which is thy duty, to fulfil what love requires: 'tis love I ask, and 'tis thy task to be propitious to my moan, for still I say, and will for aye, I fancy none but thee alone. Let not selfe conceit ore-straine thee, woman was at first ordained To serve man, though I obey thee, bring by love's law constrained, my sobs and tears, true witness bears of my heart's grief and heavy moan, let not thy frown then me cast down, Who fancies none but thee alone. Think what promise thou didst give me, when I first did thee behold, There thou vow'dst thou wouldst not leave me for a mass of Indian gold, but now I find thou art unkind, all former vows are past and gone, yet once again him entertain: Who fancies none but thee alone. Let my true affections move thee to commiserate my pain, If thou knewest how dear I love thee, sure thou wouldst love me again: I thee affect, and more respect thy welfare than I do mine own, let this move thee to pity me, Who fancies none but thee alone. Why should women be obdurate, and men's proffers thus despise? Dear, be ruled, we have a Curate, nuptial Rites to solemnize: thou Marigold, whose leaves unfold, when Titan's rays reflect thereon, on thee I'll shine, for thou art mine, I fancy none but thee alone. The second part, Or the Maidens kind Reply. To the same tune. Dear I have received thy token, and with it thy faithful love, Prithee let no more be spoken, I to thee will constant prove, do not despair, nor live in care for her who vows to be thy own, though I seem strange, I will not change, I fancy none but thee alone. Think not that I will forgo thee, though I'm absent from thy sight, When I find myself kept from thee, I'd be with thee day and night, but well thou knowst how I am crossed, else should my love to thee be shown, with free accord, yet take my word, I fancy none but thee alone. This Proverb hath oft been used, she that's bound must needs obey, And thou seest how I'm enclosed, from thy presence night and day, I dare not show what love I owe to thee, for fear it should be known, yet still my mind shall be inclined, To fancy none but thee alone. Though my body for a season, be absent from thee perforce, Yet I pray thee judge with reason, that I love thee ne'er the worse: Oh that I might enjoy thy sight, than should my love to thee be shown, then do not think her love to shrink, Who fancies none but thee alone. Many times I think upon thee, in my melancholy fits, When I find myself kept from thee, it deprives me of my wits, oft times I weep, when others sleep; producing many a grievous groan, then think on me, as I on thee, And fancy none but me alone. No fastidious motions move me, to be from thy sight so long, Do not then (my dear) reprove me, nor suspect I do thee wrong, for he thou sure, I do endure, in constancy surpassed by none, I long to see the time that we shall of two bodies be made one, FINIS. Printed at London for H. Gosson on London-Bridge.