OMNIA VINCIT AMOR.  

●… S I went forth to view the Spring,  
〈…〉 which Flora had adorned:  
●… orgious raiment every thing  
〈…〉 winters rage out scorned.  
●… st mine eye and did spy,  
〈…〉 youth that made great clamour,  
〈…〉 drawing nigh. I heard him cry  
〈…〉 Omnia vincit amor.   

〈…〉 his fa●e he lay along,  
〈…〉 by a crystal river,  
●… ournfully his doleful song  
〈…〉 sighs he did deliver:  
●… orth her face her comely grace  
〈…〉 which no man can shun her,  
●… plended rays cuts off my dayes  
〈…〉 Omnia vincit amor.   

●… ristal eyes like Comets fair,  
●… ight Phebus beams out-shining.  
〈…〉 caught my heart in Cupids snare  
●… d makes me die with pining,  
〈…〉 foolish nature did not well  
so curiously to f●ame her,  
〈…〉 beauty rare makes me with care  
●… try O nia vincit amor.   

●… ou crystal streams that swiftly glyd,  
●… he Partners of my mourning,  
〈…〉 fragrant fields and meadows wide  
condemn har for her scorning.  
〈…〉 every three a witness be,  
now justly I may blame her,  
You chanting birds, note these my words  
its Omnia vincit amor.   

●… ad she been kind as she was fair,  
she might have been admired,  
〈…〉 very place without compare,  
〈…〉 who hath my death conspired;  
Thus said, his breath began to fail,  
be could not speak but stammer,  
He sighe● sore, and said no more,  
but Omnia vincit am●r.   

Then I perceived him near his death,  
and ran in hast to save him,  
But quickly he resigned his breath,  
so deep a wound love gave him.  
Thus for his sake, this vow I'll make,  
my tongue shall still defame her.  
Upon his hearse I'll writ this verse  
its Omnia vincit amor.   

Thus I considered with myself  
upon the matter rightly.  
Though little Cupid he was blind,  
he proved in pith most mighty,  
Not warlike Mars, nor thundering Jove  
nor Vulcan with his hammer  
Durst once 'gainst and this Boye● command,  
for Omnia vincit amor.   

Thus ye may see the fruits of love  
which gods and men keeps under:  
That nothing can his bonds remove,  
nor torments break asunder,  
There's not a boy into the school,  
that scarsce hath learned his grammar  
Upon his book he needs not look,  
for omnia vincit amor,   

The second Part.  

GReat prince of love thy force doth move  
all flesh for to adore thee,  
Thou breaks thy heart with secret smart  
that would in silence smart thee,  
Which makes a Maid to be afraid,  
while Judges do exame her:  
She dare not show although she know  
that Omnia vincit amor.   

We are but dust, confess we must,  
no flesh is full perfection:  
Nature through kind, moves every mind,  
to render love subjection.  
Both King and Laws love binds and draws,  
no force nor wit can tame her:  
All yields we see to loves decree,  
for Omnia vincit amor,   

Both birds and beasts by love increase,  
declare themselves most willing,  
Showing their mind to love inclined  
the air with echoes filling.  
Birds sweetly sings, when joy love brings  
and beasts with crying clamour,  
voided of all shane, they do proclaim  
that Omnia vincit amor.   

All loving things that grows and  
by land, by sea, and water,  
To love they yield, who can concealed springs  
its not a monstrous matter.  
Man will reprove a Womans love,  
for love they'l blot and blame herr  
Although they see that none is free,  
for Omnia vincit amor.   

Ungrateful men, why are they then  
unto our sex so cruel?  
Since to the fire of Loves desire,  
nature it se●f gives fuel.  
They praise in vain, love to refrain  
or foolishly defame her;  
Love will ere long revenge our wrong  
since Omnia vincit amor.   

Hell harbours hate, str●fe and debate,  
hell breeds and feeds dissensions  
From thence proceeds all monstrous death  
envious vile intentions:  
The Scriptures tell there's nought in hell.  
but blasphemy and clamour,  
There none can pray, ●or yet can say,  
that Omnia vincit amor.   

I dare approve, who h●th not love,  
are Monsters all by nature,  
Some great defect, no just respect,  
can make a monstrous creature,  
To use his tongue love to impunge,  
as if he could con●le n●●●er  
Who gave him eyes wherewith he sees  
that Omnia vincit amor.   

The glorious Sun dot● restless run,  
all living things a spiring;  
Even so the earth with fruitless birth  
in love her Lord desiring;  
In stately green, enembled been,  
with colours fine to ●rame her.  
As she allows to meet h●r Spouse,  
for omnia vincit amor.   

Love was the end made Christ desc●nd  
by love he was con●eived;  
Our Lord most high who loved to die;  
by love our souls were saved;  
The heavens above they bur● for love  
love was their first inflammer.  
From that great light our s●uls have fight  
that Omnia vincit amor.   

For to be plain, love it the ch●in,  
holds heaven and earth together.  
Love made our God to spare his rod  
and like a loving Father;  
To calm his wrath he gives us Faith  
of Grace and Peace proclaimer,  
So should we all both great and small  
cry Omnia vincit amor.    
FINIS.