Thy mate, who sees when thou art seen least wise.

By which to heavnly Love thou maist ascend,

What higher in her societie thou findst

To them made common and divulgd, if aught

But if the sense of touch whereby mankind

Less excellent, as thou thy self perceavst.

Attra九-九-藏-书-网ctive, human, rational, love still;

By attributing overmuch to things [ 565 ]

The Soule of Man, or passion in him move. [ 585 ]

The more she will acknowledge thee her Head,

To whom thus half abasht Adam replid. [ 595 ]

Accuse not Nature, she hath don her pa藏书网rt;

Beyond all other, think the same voutsaft

And to realities yield all her shows: [ 575 ]

Thy cherishing, thy honouring, and thy love,

Not thy subjection: weigh with her thy self; [ 570 ]

To whom the Angel with contracted brow. [ 560 ]

In Reason, and is judi九九藏书cious, is the scale

Not sunk in carnal pleasure, for which cause

For what admirst thou, what transports thee so,

Do thou but thine, and be not diffident

Among the Beasts no Mate for thee was found.

Then self esteem, grounded on just and right

An outside? fair no doubt９9ｌｉb.nｅt, and worthy well

In loving thou dost well, in passion not,

Of Wisdom, she deserts thee not, if thou

Made so adorn for thy delight the more,

So awful, that with honour thou maist love

Dismiss not her, when most thou needst her nigh,

Wherein true Love consists not; love re九*九*藏*书*网fines

Is propagated seem such dear delight [ 580 ]

Well managd; of that skill the more thou knowst,

Then value: Oft times nothing profits more

Therein enjoyd were worthy to subdue

To Cattel and each Beast; which would not be

The thoughts, and heart enlarges, hath his seat [ 590 ]