Matching the wealth of th'auncient Frankincence; And pallid Yvie, building his owne bowre; 675 And Box, yet mindfull of his olde offence; Red Amaranthus, lucklesse paramour; Oxeye still greene, and bitter Patience; Ne wants there pale Narcisse, that, in a well Seeing his beautie, in love with it fell.

and thousands more, 260 Thy handmaides be, which do on thee attend, To decke thy beautie with their dainties store, That may it more to mortall eyes commend, And make it more admyr'd of foe and frend;

Looke on the sommer fields adorn'd with flowers, How much is natures painting honour'd there? Looke in the Mynes, and on the Easterne shore, Where all our Mettalls and deare Jems are drawne, Thogh faire themselves made better by their foiles: Looke on that little world, the twofold man, Whose fairer parcell is the weaker still, And see what azure vaines in stream-like forme Divide the Rosie beautie of the skin.

Thou knowst the evils thou hast done to me, Dost thou remember all those witching letters Thou sentst unto me to Armenia, Fild with the praise of my beloved Sister, Where thou extolst her beautie; what had I To doe with that, what could her beautie be To me, and thou didst write how well shee lov'd me, Doest thou remember this: so that I doated Something before I saw her.

But then my dear Demetrius, When you stand Conquerour, and at your mercy All people bow, and all things wait your sentence; Say then your eye (surveying all your conquest) Finds out a beautie, even in sorrow excellent, A constant face,

You have sworne, to be forsworne: He was no well disposed friend of yours That gave you consaile [sic] to forsweare such beautie.

Yet not so fayre her buildinges to behold As Lewkenors stile that hath her beautie told.

But thou, then wrangling Juno farre more fayre, Stayning the evening beautie of the Skie Or the dayes brightnesse, shall make glad thy Caesar, Shalt make him proud such beauties to Inioy.

And so are all that doe behold thy beautie.

Cruell death vanquishing so noble beautie, Oft makes me wayle so hard a destenie.