Love

A farewell to loue

by Nicholas Breton c. 1545–1626

From Melancholike Humours (1600)

Love

FAREWELL loue, and louing folly,
All thy thoughts are too vnholly:
Beauty strikes thee full of blindenesse,
And then kils thee with vnkindnesse.

Farewell wit, and witty reason,
All betrai'd, by fancies treason:
Loue hath of all ioy bereft thee,
And to sorrow only left thee.

Farewell will, and wilfull fancy,
All in daunger of a franzy:
Loue to beauties bowe hath wonne thee,
And togither, all vndone thee.

Farewell beauty, sorrowes Agent:
Farewell sorrow, patience pagent:
Farewell patience, passions stayer:
Farewell passion, loues betrayer.

Sorrowes agent, patience pagent:
Passions stayer, loues betrayer,
Beauty, sorrow, patience, passion,
Farewell life of such a fashion.

Fashion, so good fashions spilling:
Passion, so with passions killing:
Patience, so with sorrow wounding:
Farewell beauty, loues confounding.

MLA

Breton, Nicholas. “A farewell to loue.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/breton/28/.

Chicago

Breton, Nicholas. “A farewell to loue.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/breton/28/.

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