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MISCELLANEOUS SONNETS. 269
[hawthornden, xi.
XXIII.
78 a. AETNA.
My harte as Aetna burnes, and suffers More
paines in my Middle then euer Mary proued ;
but yet in this affliction and deepe sore,
where in I frise and frye, she is not moued;
Though thees salt tears which droppeth from my eyes, 5
and thees whoot sighs which blasteth from my breaste
both haile and flames should quench by fyres and seaes,
Contrarius combatts of my lyfe at least,
but oh! alase, thees beams which from her gemmes,
as she doth pleas to shyne thame or to shutt, 10
eternall maks my harmes, whiles shee contemns
with courteous Lippe [?] my greeffs Lovs throt to cut.
Fairuuell! my loue, in these my torments cruell,
to droune and die in teares, yet breaths in feuuell.
The words in italics are in red in the MS.
7. MS. flaues. 9. but then againe thees.
13. O lasting constant Caire ! o torments crewell !
for I do droune and die in teares yet breaths in feuuell.
[hawthornden, xi.
XXIV.
[QUEUES AS THE SUN IS IN
AQUARIUS.]
Quhils as the Sun is in aquarius,
and ye have past your course in capricorne,
by theme that vs[i]s Sagittarius,
and by your tolrance [?] giues yow taurus home,
a cancer may yow tak that may yow storne 5
through pisces in the monthe of februar,
and leo lye of al the beastes forlorne.
as virgo may w/t^ gemini bewar,
quhase yoaw will stryde, if aries be nar,
to Hue a scorpio«s merk vpon your brow : 1 o
fudge you by libra gif these sings [?] be far
quhilk the whole Zodiak dois portend to yow ;
and thank your deame who in devyne degrie
heth maid yow fourt beast wft^ the horned thrie.
12. dois fortell. 13. by devyne. 14. yow brother to.