Love

Pari Jugo Dulcis Tractus

by Nathaniel Field 1587–1620

From Lyrics from the Dramatists of the Elizabethan Age, ed. A. H. Bullen (London: Nimmo, 1889)

Love

They that for worldly wealth do wed,
That buy and sell the marriage-bed,
That come not warmed with the true fire,
Resolved to keep this vow entire,
Too soon find discontent:
Too soon shall they repent.
But, Hymen, these are no such lovers,
Which thy burning torch discovers:
Though they live, then, many a year,
Let each day as new appear
As this first; and delights
Make of all bridal nights.
Io, Hymen! give consent:
Blessed are the marriages that ne'er repent.

MLA

Field, Nathaniel. “Pari Jugo Dulcis Tractus.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/field_n/0/.

Chicago

Field, Nathaniel. “Pari Jugo Dulcis Tractus.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/field_n/0/.

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