CONTENTS. HE Lover for shamefastness hideth his Desire within his faithful Heart The Lover having dreamed enjoying of his Love, com- plaineth that the Dream is not either longer or truer The Lover unhappy biddeth happy Lovers rejoice in May, while he waileth that Month to him most un- lucky The Lover confesseth him in Love with Phillis How the Lover perisheth in his Delight as the Fly in the Against his Tongue that failed to utter his Suits The Lover forsaketh his unkind Love The Lover describeth his restless State The Lover despairing to attain unto his Lady's Grace The deserted Lover consoleth himself with remembrance that all Women are by nature fickle Of the Folly of loving when the Season of Love is past The abused Lover resolveth to forget his unkind Mistress A renouncing of hardly escaped Love The Lover taught, mistrusteth Allurements 37 The Lover's sorrowful State maketh him write sorrowful The Lover lamenteth his Estate with suit for Grace To his Love that hath given him answer of refusal The Lover describeth his being taken with sight of his The Lover excuseth him of Words, wherewith he was unjustly charged The Lover curseth the Time when first he fell in Love To his unkind Love The Lover complaineth his Estate Whether Liberty by loss of Life, or Life in Prison and thraldom be to be preferred Page 39 40 41 60 70 He ruleth not though he reign over Realms, that is subject to his own Lusts The faithful Lover giveth to his Mistress his Heart as his best and only Treasure A Description of the Sorrow of true Lovers' parting The neglected Lover calleth on his stony hearted Mistress to hear him complain ere that he die He rejoiceth the obtaining the Favour of the Mistress of his Heart The Lover prayeth Venus to conduct him to the desired The Lover praiseth the Beauty of his Lady's Hand That the Eye bewrayeth alway the secret Affections of the Heart 63 The Lover complaineth that Faith may not avail without the Favour of Fantasy That too much confidence sometimes disappointeth Hope 66 The Lover bemoaneth his unhappiness that he cannot obtain Grace, yet cannot cease loving The mournful Lover to his Heart with Complaint that it will not break The Lover renounces his cruel Love for ever Of the contrary Affections of the Lover That right cannot govern Fancy Page 73 74 That true Love availeth not when Fortune list to frown 75 The deceived Lover sueth only for Liberty The Lover calleth on his Lute to help him bemoan his hapless Fate That the Power of Love is such he worketh Impossibi- That the Life of the unregarded Lover is worse than 77 The Lover who cannot prevail must needs have Patience 82 When Fortune smiles not, only Patience comforteth That Patience alone can heal the Wound inflicted by The Lover, hopeless of greater Happiness, contenteth himself with only Pity That Time, 'Humbleness, and Prayer, can soften every thing save his Lady's Heart That Unkindness hath slain his poor true Heart. The dying Lover complaineth that his Mistress regardeth not his sufferings The careful Lover complaineth, and the happy Lover counselleth The Lover having broken his Bondage, voweth never more to be enthralled The abused Lover admonishes the unwary to beware of Despair counselleth the deserted Lover to end his Woes by Death, but Reason bringeth Comfort The Lover's Lute cannot be blamed though it sing of his Lady's Unkindness The neglected Lover calleth on his Pen to record the 99 An earnest Request to his cruel Mistress either to pity him or let him die 100 The abused Lover reproacheth his false Mistress of Dissimulation He bewails his hard Fate that though beloved of his 102 A Complaint of the Falseness of Love 103 The Lover sueth that his Service may be accepted 104 beheld her to whom he had given his faithful Heart 107 An earnest suit to his unkind Mistress not to forsake him 108 He remembereth the Promise his Lady once gave him of Affection, and comforteth himself with Hope That all his Joy dependeth on his Lady's Favour He promiseth to remain faithful whatever Fortune betide 112 Deserted by his Mistress, he renounceth all joy for ever 116 That no Words may express the crafty Trains of Love. 117 Of the extreme Torment endured by the unhappy Lover 120 He biddeth farewell to his unkind Mistress He repenteth that he had ever loved The Lover beseecheth his Mistress not to forget his steadfast Faith and true Intent He bewails the Pain he endures when banished from the He compares his sufferings to those of Tantalus That Faith is dead, and true Love disregarded |