Lamilia’s Song

Fie, fie on blind fancie,
It hinders youths ioy:
Fayre Virgins learne by me,
To count loue a toy.

When Loue learned first the A. B. C. of delight,
And knew no figures, nor conceited Phrase:
He simplie gaue to due desert her right,
He led not Louers in darke winding wayes,
He plainly wild to loue, or flatly answered no,
But now who lists to proue, shall find it nothing so.

Fie, fie then on fancie,
It hinders youths ioy,
Fayre Virgins learne by me,
To count loue a toy.

For since he learnd to vse the Poets pen,
He learnde likewise with smoothing words to faine,
Witching chast eares with trothlesse toungs of men,
And wronged faith with falshood and disdaine.
He giues a promise now, anon he sweareth no,
Who listeth for to proue, shall finde his changing so:

Fie, fie then on fancie,
It hinders youthes ioy,
Fayre Virgins learne by me,
To count loue a toy.