Love
Vpon his Mistris Nuptiall, Enstiled: His Frankes Farewell
From A Strappado for the Divell (1615)
Why whither Franke? to th'church? for what to pray?
O no: to say, what thou canst nere vnsay:
Alasse poore Girle: I see thy quondam friend,
Hath cause to say his hopes are at an end:
How vainely then be our affections plaste,
On women-kinde, that are so seeming chaste,
And priuately so forward-well-be gone,
(If ere I marry) I'le finde such an one,
As (in her modesty) will thinke 't disgrace
"Others to loue when I am out of place.
But I do thank thee Franke, th' hast taught me more,
Then I could learne in twice seauen yeere before;
For I did thinke your simple sexe did hate
By double dealing to equiuocate:
Where by experience now I finde it common,
That fast and loose is vsuall with women.
Yet in these rites this line my loue shall tell,
Fare well or ill, I wish my Franke farewell.
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Brathwaite, Richard. “Vpon his Mistris Nuptiall, Enstiled: His Frankes Farewell.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/brathwaite/16/.
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Brathwaite, Richard. “Vpon his Mistris Nuptiall, Enstiled: His Frankes Farewell.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/brathwaite/16/.
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