By
John Donne.
He was the first that more desir'd to have
One than
another; first that ere did crave
Love by mute signes, and had no power
to speake;
First that could make love faces, or could doe
The
valters sombersalts, or us'd to wooe
With hoiting gambolls, his owne
bones to breake
To make his mistresse merry; or to wreake
Her
anger on himselfe. Sinnes against kinde
They easily doe, that can let
feed their minde
With outward beauty; beauty they in boyes and beasts
do find.
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