William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Restoration Verse. 1910.
Greedy Lover Pause AwhileJohn Wilson (15951674)
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And remember that a smile
Heretofore
Would have made thy hopes a feast;
Which is more
Since thy diet was increased,
Than both looks and language too,
Or the face itself, can do.
As, if it thou couldst command
Heretofore,
There thy lips would seem to dwell;
Which is more,
Ever since they sped so well,
Than they can be brought to do
By my neck and bosom too.
A dominion unpossessed
Heretofore,
May thy wandering thoughts suffice,
Seek no more,
And my heart shall be thy prize:
So thou keep above the line,
All the hemisphere is thine.
Which by oath thou didst assure
Heretofore,
Gold that goes into the clear
Shines the more
When it leaves again the fire:
Let not then those looks of thine
Blemish what they should refine.
Almost all thou couldst desire
Heretofore;
But I see thou art to crave
More and more.
Should I cast in all I have,
So that I were ne’er so free,
Thou wouldst burn, though not for me.