MichaelDrayton
Sincethere'snohelp, comeletuskissandpart,—
NayIhavedone, yougetnomoreofme;
AndIamglad, yea, gladwithallmyheart,
ThatthussocleanlyImyselfcanfree;
Shakehandsforever, cancelallourvows,
Andwhenwemeetatanytimeagain,
Beitnotseenineitherofourbrows
Thatweonejotofformerloveretain.
Nowatthelastgaspoflove'slatestbreath,
When, hispulsefailing, passionspeechlesslies,
Whenfaithiskneelingbyhisbedofdeath,
Andinnocenceisclosinguphiseyes—
Nowifthouwould'st, whenallhavegivenhimover,
Fromdeathtolifethoumight'sthimyetrecover!
