| Herbert J.C. Grierson, ed. (1886–1960). Metaphysical Lyrics & Poems of the 17th C. 1921. |
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| 29. Ingratefull beauty threatned |
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| KNOW Celia, (since thou art so proud,) | |
| 'Twas I that gave thee thy renown: | |
| Thou hadst, in the forgotten crowd | |
| Of common beauties, liv'd unknown, | |
| Had not my verse exhal'd thy name, | 5 |
| And with it ympt the wings of fame. | |
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| That killing power is none of thine, | |
| I gave it to thy voyce, and eyes: | |
| Thy sweets, thy graces, all are mine; | |
| Thou art my star, shin'st in my skies; | 10 |
| Then dart not from thy borrowed sphere | |
| Lightning on him that fixt thee there. | |
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| Tempt me with such affrights no more, | |
| Lest what I made, I uncreate: | |
| Let fools thy mystique forms adore, | 15 |
| Ile know thee in thy mortall state; | |
| Wise Poets that wrap'd Truth in tales, | |
| Knew her themselves through all her vailes. | |
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