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John Moses Hoskyns
Absence, Hear Thou my
Protestation
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Absence, hear thou my
protestation
Against thy strength,
Distance and length:
Do what thou
canst for alteration;
For hearts of truest mettle
Absence doth join, and
time doth settle.
Who loves a mistress of such quality,
He soon hath
found
Affection's ground
Beyond time, place, and all mortality.
To
hearts that cannot vary
Absence is present, time doth tarry.
My senses
want their outward motions,
Which now within
Reason doth win
Redoubl'd
in her secret notions;
Like rich men that take pleasure
In hiding, more
than handling, treasure.
By absence this good means I gain,
That I can
catch her
Where none can watch her,
In some close corner of my
brain.
There I embrace and kiss her,
And so I both enjoy and miss her.
John Moses Hoskyns |
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