An excellent sonnet of the unfortunate loves, of Hero and Leander Tune of, Gerards mistris.

An excellent sonnet of the unfortunate loves, of Hero and Leander Tune of, Gerards mistris.

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An Excellent Sonnet of the Unfortunate LOVES, of Hero and Leander.

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An Excellent Sonnet of the Unfortunate LOVES, of Hero and Leander.

Tune of, Gerards mistris.

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Hero

HOw fares

My fair Leander, O vouchsafe to speak,

lest my heart break,

I banisht am from thy sweet company,

Tis not

Thy Fathers anger can abase my love,

I still will prove

Thy faithful friend until such time I Dye,

Though Fate

And Fortune doth conspire,

to interrupt our love

In spight of fate and fortunes hate,

I still will constant prove,

And though

Our angry friends in malice,

now our bodies parts

Nor friends nor foes, nor scars nor blows,

shall seperate our hearts.

Leander.

What voice

Is this that calls Leander from her Bower,

from yonder Tower,

The eccho of this voice doth sure proceed,

Hero.

Leander.

Tis thy Hero fain would come to thee,

if it might be,

Thy absence makes my tender heart to bleed,

but oh

This pleasant river Hellisponce,

which is the peoples wonder

Those waves so high doth injury,

by parting us asunder.

And though

There's Ferry men good store

yet none will stand my friend,

To waft me o [...]re to that fair shore,

where all my grief shall end.

Leander.

Hero,

Though I am thy constant Lover still

and ever will,

My angry Father is thy Enemy,

He still

Doth strive to keep's asunder now and then,

poor Ferry men

They dare not waft thee over lest they dye,

Nor yet

Dare they convey me

unto my dear [...]ero now

My Fathers rage will not asuage,

nor will the same allow,

Be patient

Then dear Hero now

as I am true to thee,

Even so I trust thou art as just,

and faithful unto me.

Hero.

Is there

No way to stay an angry Fathers wrath,

whose fury hath

Bereav'd his child of comfort and content,

Leander.

O no,

Dear Hero there's no way that I do know,

to ease my Woe,

My days of joy and comfort now is spent,

You may,

As well go fame

a Lyon in the Wilderness,

As to perswade my Fathers aid,

to help me in distress,

His anger

And his River hath

kept us asunder long,

He hath his will, his humour still,

and we have all the wrong.

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Hero.

TIs not

Thy Fathers anger, nor this River déep,

the which shall keep,

Me from the imbracements of my dearest friend

For through

This silver stream, my way I mean to take,

even for thy sake,

For thy dear sake my dearest life I'le spend,

Though waves

And winds should both conspire,

mine enemies to be,

My lov's so strong, I fear no wrong

can happen unto me:

O meet

Me in thy Garden,

where this pleasant River glides,

Lend me thy hand, draw me to Land,

what ever me betides.

Now must

I make my tender slender arms my Oars,

help watry powere,

Yea little Fishes teach me how to swim,

And all

Ye sea-nimphs guard me unto yonder banks,

I'le give you thanks

Bear up my body, strengthen every limb,

come

Leander now prepare

thy lovely arms for me,

I come dear love, assist me love,

I may so happy be,

But oh!

A mighty tempest rose,

and he was drown'd that Tide,

In her fair sight, his hearts delight,

and so with grief she dy'd.

But when

Her aged Father these things understands,

he wrings his hands,

And tears his hoary hair from off his head,

Society

He shuns and doth forsake his meat,

his grief's so great,

And oft doth make the lowly ground his bed,

O my

Leander would that I

had dy'd to save thy life,

Or that I had when I was sad,

made thee brave Hero's wife,

It was

My trespass, and I do

confess I wronged thee;

Posterity shall know hereby,

the fault lay all in me.

But since

The waves have cast his body on the Land,

upon the sand,

Pis Corps shall buried be in solemn wise,

One grave

Shall serve them both, and one most stately tomb,

she'l make him rome,

Although her corps be breathless where she lies

Ye Fathers

Have a special care now,

whatsoe'r you do,

For those that parts true loyal hearts,

themselves were never true.

Though Fate

And fortune cresse poor Lovers,

sometimes as we know,

Pray understand, have you no hand

even in their overthrow.

H. Crouch.

FINIS.

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Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and J. Wright.

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An excellent sonnet of the unfortunate loves, of Hero and Leander Tune of, Gerards mistris.

Crouch, Humphrey, fl. 1635-1671.

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1674

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— An excellent sonnet of the unfortunate loves, of Hero and Leander Tune of, Gerards mistris., Crouch, Humphrey, fl. 1635-1671..

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Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and J. Wright,. [London] :: [ca. 1674]. (Verse - "How fares my fair Leander, I vouchsafe to speak,".) (Singed at end: H. Crouch.) (Place of publication from Wing, which estimates 1663-1674 as publication date.) (Reproduction of the originals in: British Library (reel 2123.2:150-151); University of Glasgow Library (reel 2685:10).)

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