THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES A Garland of LoVe A COLLECTION OF POSY-RING MOTTOES LONDON ARTHUR L. HUMPHREYS 1902 'Posies' are the poetry of posy rings and kisses. They will be found to explain themselves. These couplets are just innocent pretty things to which we might well return. Their composition exercised the wit of many courtly rhymers of the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth centuries. During many years I have searched for * posies,' and these are the best which I have found. A. L. H. 852680 . A GARLAND OF LOVE A CONSTANT HEART WITHIN A WOMAN'S BREST IS OPHIRE GOLD WITHIN AN IVORY CHEST A FRIEND INDEED IN TYME OF NEED r A FRIEND TO ONE . AS . LIKE . TO NONE . r A FRIEND TO THEE . I'LL . EVER BE A I POSY-RING MOTTOES A HAPPY BREST WHERE . LOVE . DOTH . REST A HEART CONTENT CANNOT - REPENT . A . HEART UNITED . TRUE CONTENTED . A . KIS FOR . THIS ? A . LOVEING WIFE . A . HAPPY LIFE. r A LOVING WIFE PROLONGETH LIFE 2 POSY-RING MOTTOES A MAIDEN VERTUOUS . CHASTE AND FAIR IS A IEWEL PAST . COMPARE AND . SUCH - ARE . YOU . IN . WHOM I FIND VERTUE . IS WITH . BEAUTY lOYN'D . A - TOKEN SENT WITH TRUE . INTENT . r A VIRTUOUS WIFE . A . HAPPY LIFE . r A VIRTUOUS WIFE . DOTH BANISH STRIFE . A . WOMAN . KIND . ALL . JOY . OF MIND . 3 POSY-RING MOTTOES ACCEPT . OF . THIS . MY . HEART WITHAL L MY . LOVE . IS . GREAT . THOUGH THIS . BE . SMALL . AFTER . CONSENT . EUER . CON- TENT . r 'V ALL I REFUSE . BUT . THEE . I CHUSE r - j - A AL MYNE . SHAL . BE . THYNE . ALL PERFECT LOVE IS FROM . ABOVE THE . SIGHT . OF . THIS DESERVES A . KISSE . POSY-RING MOTTOES UJ*ALL . THINE . IS . MINE . AND AS THIS ROUND IS NOWHERE FOUND TO FLAW OR ELSE TO SEVER SO MAY OUR LOVE AS ENDLESS PROVE AS PURE AS GOLD FOR EVER r As . GOD HATH . KNIT . OUR HEARTS IN . ONE LET NOTHING . PART . BUT . DEATH ALONE As GOD . HATH . MADE . MY CHOYCE IN THEE SO . MOVE . THY . HEART TO COMFORT . ME . 5 POSY-RING MOTTOES As GOD SAW . FITT OUR . KNOTT IS KNITT . r ^ As GOLD IS . PURE . LET . LOVE INDURE . As . GOLD . IS . PURE . SO - LOVE IS SHURE . As HEAVEN . OUR . LOVE . DE- CREED IN . HEAVENLY . LOVE . LET . US PROCEED . r ..,,.. .A As . I . EXPECT . SO . LET ME . FIND A FAITHFULL . HEART . A . CON- STANT . MIND POSY-RING MOTTOES As . I . IN . THEE . HAUE . MADE MY . CHOYCE SO . IN THE . LORD . LET . US REIOYCE . As LONG AS LIFE . Y . LOVING WIFE . As LOVE HATH . JOYNED . OUR HARTS TOGETHER SO NONE . BUT . DEATH . OUR HARTS . SHALL . SEVER . As . TRUE TO LOVE . AS . TURTLE DOVE . r As . TRUE . TO THEE AS THOU . TO . ME . 7 POSY-RING MOTTOES As . TRUST BEE . JUST . r ' ? - o* As YOU FINDE . ME . MINDE . ME . r ;:A As . YOU NOW . FIND . SO . JUDGE ME . KIND r BE CONSTANT YOU . FOR . I . AM TREW. r BE . CONSTANT U . AS . I . AM TRUE . r ." BE . IT . MY FORTUNE . OR . MY FAULT LOVE MAKES . ME . VENTURE . THIS ASSAULT . 8 POSY-RING MOTTOES BE KINDE IN HARTE . r BE KIND TO . ME I WILL . TO THE. BE THOU MINE AS I . AM THINE . BE TRUE AS FAIR . THEN - PAST COMPARE BE. TRUE. TO- ME. AS. I. TO. THEE BE . TRUE TO . ME . Y . GIVES IT . THEE . 9 POSY-RING MOTTOES BE TRULY WISE . LEST . DEATH SURPRISE r BEHOLD . THE . ENDE RATHER . DEATH . THEN . FALS FAITH . r BEYOND . THIS . LIFE . LOVE . ME DEARE WIFE . BODY AND . MINDE . IN . THEE . I FINDE . r BOTH MUST BE . ONE OR . ONE BE NONE . r BOTH . OR . NEITHER . CHUSE . YOU WHETHER . 10 POSY-RING MOTTOES BRACELETS . TLE . GIVE . EMBRACE LETS . EVER LET PARTLETS . GO . FOR . PART LETS NEVER . BREAKE . NOT . THY . vow . TO PLEASE . THE . EYE BUT . KEEPE . THY . LOVE . SO . LIVE AND DYE . BY CUPID'S . BOW . MY WEAL OR WOE . BY . GOD'S . DIRECTION WE JOYN . AFFECTION . II POSY-RING MOTTOES BY . THIS I . PROVE HOW . MUCH I LOVE r BY THIS RING OF . GOLD TAKE ME TO . HAVE . AND . HOLD . CAREFUL . FLE . BE . TO . COMFORT THEE . COME . MY LOVE . IF . LOVE . YOU GRANT WHAT . IS IT . THAT . LOVE . CAN WANT IN THEE . I HAVE SUFFICIENT STORE GRANT ME . THY . LOVE . I . WISH NO MORE 12 POSY-RING MOTTOES CONSTANT . AND . TRUE . PLL . BE TO . YOU . r CONSTANT . TRUE . LOVE COMES FROM . ABOVE . CONSTANT . YOU . FOR . i . AM TRUE r CONTENT . INDEED . DOTH . GOLD EXCEED . r CONTENTED . WITH . MY . CHOICE . 13 POSY-RING MOTTOES DEAR . LOVE . OF . MINE . MY HEART IS . THINE . r DEAREST . IF . i . HAVE . OFFENDED ENJOYN ME THEN . SOME . PEN- NANCE HARD THAT MY FAULT . MAY . BE AMENDED ERE . YOUR FAVOUR BE . DE- BARD FOR . IF I MUST PENNANCE . DO FLE GO . UNTO . NO . SAINT . BUT YOU . r DEATH . NEVER . PARTS SUCH . LOVING . HEARTS - DEATH . ONLY . PARTES - TWO LOVING HEARTES . POSY-RING MOTTOES DESIRE . AND . DESERVE . r ' DESIRE . HATH . NO . REST . r DESIRE . HATH . SET MY HEART ON . FIRE DESIRE. LIKE- FIRE- DOTH STILL ASPIRE . :; : ,-. - 3 58 -'JOY . .-fOf^MM DESIRE . NOT . MEE . Y IOYES . IN THEE . 15 POSY-RING MOTTOES DIAMOND E MERALD AMETHYST RUBY E MERALD S APPHIRE T OPAZ . DIRECT . OUR . WAYES . LORD . ALL OUR . DAYES . r DIVINELY -KNIT . BY . GOD . ARE WE LATE ONE NOW . TWO THE PLEDGE YOU . SEE . r ENDLESS . AS . THIS . SHALL . BE OUR . BLISS . 16 POSY-RING MOTTOES ENDLESS . BEE . MY . LOVE . TO THEE . ETERNALLY . MY . LOVE . SHAL BE . ,VER TRUE . MY . DEAR . TO . YOU - EVERY . LETTER . HERE . DOTH SHEW THAT MY HEART . IS . LINK'T . TO YOU AND . BY . THIS . TOKEN . IS . EXPREST THAT . YOU . ARE . SHE . WHOM . I LOVE BEST B 17 POSY-RING MOTTOES EYE . DOTH . FIND . HEART DOTH CHOOSE FAITH DOTH . BIND . DEATH -DOTH LOSE r FAIR . AS . VENUS . AS . DIANA CHAST . AND . PURE . IS . MY SUSANA . FEARE . GOD . AND . LYE . ABED TILL NOONE . F EAR GOD HONOUR . THE . PRINCE LYE STILL JOAN . AND . DON'T WINCE 18 POSY-RING MOTTOES FLESH . OF . MY . FLESH . BONE OF . MY BONE FROM . ONE . MADE . TWO . IS . TWO MADE . ONE . r FOR A . KISS . TAKE . THIS . r FOR . ONE . AND LOVE . SOME . SAY ARE BLIND I . SAY . THEY . SEE . IF . THOU PROVE KIND . GOD . HATH /ME SENT . MY HART'S CONTENT . GOD OUR LOVE . CONTINUE . EVER THAT WE . IN . HEAVEN . MAY . LIVE TOGETHER . '9 POSY-RING MOTTOES GOD SAW . THEE MOST . FIT - FOR ME . GOD . SEND . HER . ME . MY . WIFE TO . BE GOD . Y< HATH . KEPT . THY HEART FOR . MEE GRANT . THAT - OUR . LOVE . MAY FAITHFULL . BEE . r GOD'S DIRECTIONS . IOYNED . OUR AFFECTIONS . r GOD'S GIFT THOU . ART . MY DEAREST . HEART . 20 POSY-RING MOTTOES GOD'S INTENT . NONE . CAN . PRE- VENT . GOD'S . WILL . IS DONE . AND . I HAVE . MINE MY HEART'S . AT . REST . IN . HAVING THINE GREAT . DUNDEE . FOR . GOD . AND ME . GREAT . is . THE . GRIEF . THAT . i SUSTAIN WHICH . HERE . IS . FIGURED . BY . A FLAME THAT . DOTH . TORMENT . ME . IN EACH . PART BUT CHIEFLY . SEIZETH . ON . MY HEART 21 POSY-RING MOTTOES YET . RATHER . THAN . MY . HEART SHALL TURN FROM MY FAITH . IN . LOVE . I'LE BURN . r rREAT . JOYE . IN- THEE . CONTINU- ALLY GRIEVE .NOT . HIS . HEART . WHOSE JOY THOU . ART - H AD I NOT SPOKE . MY . HEART HAD BROKE THE UTMOST . SCOPE . OF . LOVE IS HOPE 22 POSY-RING MOTTOES HAND . HEART . AND . ALL . i HAVE IS . THINE HAND HEART . AND . ALL . THOU HAST BE . MINE . HAPPY . IN . THEE HAS GOD MADE . ME HEARTS . CONTENT . CAN . NERE REPENT . HEARTS . TRULY . TIED . NONE CAN DIVIDE . 23 POSY-RING MOTTOES I AM . A PORE MAIDEN . AND FAINE WOULD . MARRY AND . THE . LACKE . OF . GOODS . IS THE CAUSE . THAT . I . TARRY . I . AM - YOUR FRIEND . UNTO . THE END . I . AM . YOUR LOTT . REFUSE . ME NOT. I . AM YURES . WHIL . LYFE . EN- DURES I . BID ADIEU TO . ALL . BUT YOU 24 POSY-RING MOTTOES I CANNOT SHOW . THE . LOVE OWE I DID COMMIT . NO . ACT . OF FOLLY WHEN . I . MARRIED . MY . SWEET MOLLY I . DO OWE . BOTH . LOVE . AND DUTY TO . YOUR VERTUE . AND . YOUR BEAUTY I . DO NOT REPENT . THAT . I GAVE MY . CONSENT . 25 POSY-RING MOTTOES I . DO REJOYCE . IN . THEE . MY CHOYCE FANCY NONE BUT . THEE ALONE . . GIVE . IT THEE MY . LOVE -TO-BE I GIVE . IT THEE TO . THINK . ON ME r - , I . HAUE OBTAINED . WHOME GOD . ORDAINED . 26 POSY-RING MOTTOES I . JOY IN THEE JOY . THOU . IN ME . r I . JOY TO FIND . A . CONSTANT MIND I LIKE I . LOVE . AS . TURTLE DOVE r I . LIKE I . LOVE I . LIVE . CON- TENT I . MADE . MY . CHOICE . NOT . TO REPENT . r I . LIKE MY . CHOICE . AND . DO REJOYCE 27 POSY-RING MOTTOES I . LIVE AND DY IN . LOYALTYE . r I . LIVE . IF . AYE . IF . NO I DIE . I . SEEK -TO-BE NOT THINE . BUT - THEE . I SHALL . IN THEE . MOST . HAPPY BE r I . THAT . CUPID . CALLED - AM AND . SHALL . NEVER . BE A MAN BUT . AM . STILL . THE . BLINDED BOY THAT BREEDS . LOVERS . MUCH ANOY 28 POSY-RING MOTTOES HAVING GOTTEN . ON . A . DAY FROM MY MOTHER . LEAVE . TO PLAY AND OBTAINED . USE . OF . SIGHT I . IN WANTONNESE . DID . WRITE THESE - SAME . POSIES . WHICH . I SEND AND . TO LOVERS . DO . COMMEND WHICH . IF THE Y BE WRIT . WITHIN THE LITTLE . CIRCLE . OF . A . RING OR - BE SENT . UNTO . YOUR . LOVES WITH - FINE . HANDKERCHERS AND . GLOVES I . DO KNOW THAT . LIKE . MY DART THEY . HAVE . POWER . TO WOUND THE HEART FOR INSTEAD . OF . FLOWERS . AND ROSES HERE . ARE . WORDS . BOUND . UP IN POSIES r 29 I. POSY-RING MOTTOES I WILL BE - TRUE ALWAYS . TO . YOU . I . WILL REMAIN ALWAYS . THE . SAME . WILL . YOU . TREWELIE . SERVE . I WISH . THAT WE . TWO . WERE A . PAIR AS . THESE HAPPY . GLOVES . HERE ARE I . WISH . TO . THEE . ALL . JOIE MAY BEE . 3 POSY-RING MOTTOES IF . ALL . MANKIND . WOULD . LIVE IN . LOVE THIS WORLD WOULD . MUCH . RE- SEMBLE THAT ABOVE . IF i . SURVIVE I WILL HAVE FIVE . r IF . I THINK . MY . WIFE IS . FAIR WHAT NEED . OTHER . PEOPLE CARE IF IN . THY . LOVE . THOU . CON- STANT BEE MY HEART . SHALL . NEVER . PART FROM . THEE . 3 1 POSY-RING MOTTOES I F . YOU . DENY . I . WISH . TO . DIE IF . YOU . DENY . THEN . SURE . I DYE . IF . YOU LOVE ME . AS . I . LOVE YOU NOTHING . CAN . CUT . OUR . LOVE IN . TWO . IN CONSTANCIE . I . LIVE AND DYE IN GOD . AND . THEE . ALL . COM- FORT . BE 3 2 POSY-RING MOTTOES IN LOVE . AT NIGHT . IS . MY DELIGHT I N . LOVE'S DELIGHT . SPEND . DAY AND NIGHT . I N.THEE -A. FLAME IN ME THE SAME . IN THEE MY . CHOYCE . I . DOE REJOYCE IN . THY BREAST . MY . HEART DOTH . REST . c 33 POSY-RING MOTTOES IN THY. SIGHT- IS . MY . DELIGHT r IN TRUST . BE JUSTE . r IN UNITIE LET'S . LIVE . AND . DY IN. WEAL -AND- WOE MY LOVE - I'LE . SHOW . INNUMERABLE . ARE . THE . STARS i . SEE BUT . IN . MY . HEART . NO . STAR LIKE THEE . 34 POSY-RING MOTTOES IT . IS A PITTY YOU . SHOULD WEAR A MASK THIS . IS - THE REASON . IF . YOU DO ASK BECAUSE . IT . HIDES . YOUR . FACE SO FAIR WHERE . ROSES . MIXT . WITH . LIL- LIES . ARE IT CLOUTS . YOUR . BEAUTY . SO THAT . WE YOUR CHERRY . LIPS . CAN . SELDOM SEE AND . FROM . YOUR - FACE . KEEPS OFF . OUR . EYES WHICH . IS INDEED . LOVES . PARA- DICE JOY . AND . CARE . LET . US . TAKE SHARE . JOY DOTH . ABOUND WHERE . LOVE . IS . FOUND . 35 POSY-RING MOTTOES JOY IN . NONE . BUT . YOU . ALONE . r ! ;^ UIT J OYE DAY . AND . NIGHT . BEE . OUR DELIGHT . Oi . r ;\ ^O.TI KEEPE . FAYTH . TILL . DETH . KINDLY . TAKE . THIS . GIFT . OF MINE FOR . GIFT . AND . GIVER . BOTH ARE THINE . KNOTTS . OF . LOVE . ARE . KNITT ABOVE POSY-RING MOTTOES LET FRIEND NOR . FOE . THIS SECRET . KNOW . LET. LYKINGE . LASTE LET . LOVE ABIDE . TILL DEATH DIVIDE . r LET . LOVE DIVINE . OUR HEARTS ENTWINE LET . MEE . IN . THEE . MOST HAPPY BEE . 37 POSY-RING MOTTOES LET- ME- SERVE. TILL- 1. DESERVE- LrET ME . WITH . THEE . FUL HAPPY . BE . r LET OUR . CONTEST . BEE . WHO LOVES . BEST . r LET US -CONTEST. WHICH SHALL LOUE . BEST LET . us . LOVE LIKE TURTLE - DOVE . 38 POSY-RING MOTTOES LET . US . SHARE . IN . JOY . AND CARE . LlKE . PHILIS . THERE . IS . NONE SHE . TRUELY . LOVES . HER CHORIDON LlVE . AS . I . OR ELSE . I . DYE LOVE AND JO YE CAN . NEVER CLOYE r LOVE AND . PRAY . NIGHT . AND DAYE . 39 POSY-RING MOTTOES LOVE AND . RESPECT . I . DOE EXPECT r LOVE . AND . WINE IN . THIS DEGREE THE ELDER . BETTER . STILL THEY . BE SO . OUR LONG SUIT . THEN SHALL . BE TRUE CHANG NOT . THY OLD . LOVE FOR A . NEW r /iftl LOVE AS I . OR . ELCE . I . DIE . LOVE . EVER . OR LOVE . NEVER 40 POSY-RING MOTTOES LOVE . HIM . IN . HEART . WHOSE JOY THOU ART . LOVE I . HAVE . YET . LOVE . I CRAVE . LOVE . I . LIKE . THEE . SWEET REQUITE . ME . ,OUE INTIRE . IS . MY DESIRE LOVE IS A . CHAIN WHOSE . LINKES . OF - GOLD TWO HEARTS . WITHIN ONE BOSOM HOLD . 4 1 POSY-RING MOTTOES LOVE IS . SURE WHERE . FAITH IS . PURE JLOVE . ME . TRUE . AS . I . DO . YOU . r . -ui, LoUE NEVER DYES . WHERE VERTUE LYES . r LOVES . DELIGHT . IS . TO . UNITE I . NOW . DO SUE FOR . LOVE - TO YOU. LUST LOVES . TO RANGE LOVE . KNOWS NO . CHANGE 4 2 POSY-RING MOTTOES MANY . ARE . THE . STARRS . i . SEE YET . IN . MY . EYE . NO . STARR LIKE . THEE . MEND . YOUR . WAYS . LOVE . ALL YOUR DAYES . MEMENTO . MEI WHEN THIS . YOU . SEE REMEMBER . ME . MlNE EYE DID . SEE . MY . HEART DID CHOOSE TRUE LOVE DOTH . BIND . TILL DEATH . DOTH . LOOSE . 43 POSY-RING MOTTOES MOST . IN MYND AND . YU . MYN HEART LOTHEST FROM . YOU . FOR . TO DEPARTT . r MY DEAREST BETTY . IS . GOOD AND . PRETTY . r MY. FAITH. I BIND. WHERE- LOVE I . FIND MY FAITH IS GIVEN THIS PLEDGE . DOTH . SHOW A WORK . FROM . HEAVEN . PER- FORMED BELOW . 44 POSY-RING MOTTOES MY . FOND . DELIGHT . BY . DAY AND NIGHT . MY GIVING . THIS BEGINS MY . BLISS . M Y HAPPY CHO YCE . MAKES . MEE REJOYCE . MY.HART.AND-I.UNTILL.I.DY- MY . HEART I . BIND . WHERE FAITH I . FIND . 45 POSY-RING MOTTOES MY . HEART LIUES . WHERE . IT LOUES MY . HEART MY . DEAR . TO THEE I GIVE FOR . THEE TO . KEEP . WHILST BOTH . WE . LIVE . r MY HEART YOU . HAVE . AND YOURS I CRAVE . MY LOVE . FOR THEE . SHALL ENDLESS BE . 46 \ POSY-RING MOTTOES MY LUVE . IS . FIXT . I - CANNOT RANGE I LIKE MY . CHOICE - TO . WELL TO . CHANGE . MY LOVE IS TRUE . MY . DEAR TO YOU . MY . LOVE IS TRUE TO . NONE BUT . YOU . MY LOVE NO LESS . THEN . I PROFESS . 47 POSY-RING MOTTOES MY LOVE THESE . BRACELETS TAKE AND THINK . OF . THEM . NO HARM BUT SINCE THEY . BRACELETS BE LET THEM . IMBRACE . THY ARM. MY LOVE TO . THEE . LIKE . THIS SHALL . BE MY LOUE TO THEE . SHALL ENDLESS . BE . r MY . LOVE . TO THEE . SHALL EVER BE . POSY-RING MOTTOES MY . PROMISE . PAST . SHALL ALWAYS LAST . NERE . JOY . THE . HEART THAT SEEKS . TO . PART . No BITTER SMART . CAN CHANGE MY . HEART . r No CROSSE . SO STRANGE MY . LOVE . TO CHANGE . No GIFT . CAN . SHOW THE LOVE . I . OW . 49 POSY-RING MOTTOES No -HAP. SO HARD AS . LOVE . DEBARD . NOE HEART . MORE . TRUE THAN . MINE . TO . YOU . No LOVE MORE - TRUE . THAN MINE TO . YOU r NoE . STAR . TO . ME . SOE . BRIGHT AS THEE No TURTLE DOVE . HATH PURER . LOVE 5 POSY-RING MOTTOES N OT LUST BUT . LOVE . AS . TIME SHALL . PROVE . r NOT THINE NOR . MINE . BUT OURS . NOT TWO BUT ONE . TILL . LIFE BE DONE OF . ALL BAD . THINGS . A . HEART WITH . WINGS . IS STILL . THE . WORST AND HE THAT . MEETS . WITH ONE . SO . FLEET OF ALL'S ACCURST . 51 POSY-RING MOTTOES OF ALL THE . REST . I . LOVE THEE . BEST . OF RAPTUROUS . JOYE . I . AM THE . TOYE r OF SUCH A TREASURE . THEN ART . THOU POSSEST FOR THOU . HAST . SUCH . A HEART IN SUCH A . BREST . r ON THY RETURN . FROM . SEE UNITED . WEE . WILL . BEE . 52 POSY-RING MOTTOES ONE LOVE . ONE . TROTH BETWEEN US . BOTH . ONE WAS THE BOW . ONE . WAS THE DART THAT . WOUNDED . US . BOTH . TO THE HEART THEN . SINCE . WE . BOTH . DO . FEEL ONE PAIN LET . ONE LOVE . CURE . US . BOTH AGAIN . ONE WORD FOR ALL . I . LOVE AND . SHALL . r PARTING . is . PAYNE . WHEN LOVE DOTH REMAYNE . 53 POSY-RING MOTTOES PRAY . TAKE . ME . KINDLY . MIS- TRESS KISSE . ME . TOO MY . MASTER . SWEARES HELE DO AS . MUCH . FOR . YOU . r PREPARED . BE . TO . FOLLOW . ME . RATHER . DYE . THAN . FAITH DENY . RECEIVE . THIS . SACRIFICE . IN PART FROM THE ALTAR - OF . MY HEART . 54 POSY-RING MOTTOES REMEMBER . HIM . WHO . DIED FOR . THEE AND . AFTER . THAT . REMEMBER ME . r REMEMBER . MEE . WHEN . THIS YOU . SEE . r r REMEMBER . THIS . AND . GIVE . A KISSE . r RlNGS AND TRUE . FRIENDS ARE WITHOUT . ENDS . r . ROSEMARY . ROSE . i . SEND . TO THEE IN . HOPE . THAT . THOU . WILT MARRY . ME 55 POSY-RING MOTTOES NOTHING CAN . BE . SWEET . ROSE MORE SWEETER -UNTO . HARRY THEN . MARRY . ROSE SWEETER . THAN . THIS . ROSE- MARY . RYCHES . BE . UNSTABLE BEUTY . WYLL . DEKAY BUT FAITHFULL . LOVE . WYLL EVER . LASTE TYL . DETH . DRIVE . ITT . AWAY . SHE THAT OF . ALL . DOTH LOVE . THE . DEAREST DOTH SEND . THEE . THIS . WHICH AS THOU . WEAREST AND OFT . DO'S . LOOK . ON . THINK ON. ME AS I BY . THINE . DO . THINK . ON THEE . 56 POSY-RING MOTTOES SlNCE . GOD . HATH WROUGHT THIS CHOICE IN . THEE SO . FRAME . THYSELF . TO - COM- FORT ME . r SlNCE THY HOT LOVE . SO QUICKLY'S - DONE DO THOU . BUT . GOE . FLE STRIVE TO RUN SUCH . LIKING IN MY CHOICE . I HAUE NOTHING . SHALL . PART . US . BUT THE GRAUE . r SUE IS . BONNY BLYTHE . AND BROWN THIS RING . HATH . MADE . HER NOW . MY OWN 57 POSY-RING MOTTOES SWEETHEART . i . PRAY . DOE . NOT SAY . NAY . TELL . MY . MISTRESSE THAT . A . LOVER TRUE AS . LOVE . ITSELFE DOTH . LOVE . HER . THAT . FRIEND . is . TRUE . WHO TREASURES . YOU . r THE EYE DID . FIND . YE. HEART DID CHUSE THE . HAND . DOTH . BIND . TILL DEATH DOTH . LOOSE . 5 8 ' POSY RING MOTTOES THE EYE FINDETH . THE . HEART CHOOSETH THE HAND . BINDETH . AND DEATH LOOSETH . THE . GIFT IS . SMALL BUT . LOVE . IS . ALL . r THE . LOVE IS . TRUE THAT . I o .u. THE . LOUE . THAT'S . CHAST DOTH . NEVER . WAST . THE RING SHALL . TELL . I LOVE . THEE . WELL . 59 POSY-RING MOTTOES THE . SIGHT . OF . THEE . IS . IOY TO ME THERE . is . NO - IEWEL . i . CAN SEE LIKE - LOVE . THAT'S . SENT . IN CONSTANCY . r THERE . is . NO . OTHER . AND . i AM. HE THAT . LOVES NO . OTHER . AND THOU ART SHE . r THIS AND I UNTILL . I . DIE . 60 POSY-RING MOTTOES THIS FOR . A . CERTAIN - TRUTH TRUE LOVE APPROVES THE . HEART'S . NOT . WHERE . IT LIVES . BUT WHERE . IT . LOVES - r THIS . GIRDLE . HAPLY . SHALL BE . PLAC'D TO COMPASS ROUND . YOUR . NEAT SMALL . WAIST I WERE HAPPY IF IN . THIS PLACE I . MIGHT . THY . SLENDER . WAIST IMBRACE THIS . HATH NO END . MY SWEETEST . FRIEND r THIS . HATH NO END . MY SWEETEST FRIEND OUR LOVES BE SO NO ENDING KNOW . 61 POSY-RING MOTTOES THIS RING . DOTH . BINDE . BODY AND MINDE . r THIS TAKE FOR . MY . SAKE . . THE WORLD . HATH STRIVED . TO . PART YET . GOD HATH . JOYNED . US HAND AND . HEART . THOE MANY THOUGHT . US . TWO TO . SEVER YET . GOD . HATH JOYNED . US TWO TOGETHER . 62 POSY-RING MOTTOES THOU . WERT . NOT . HANDSOM WISE BUT RICH 'TWAS THAT . WHICH . DID . MY EYES . BEWITCH . THOUGH . THESE . GLOVES . BE WHITE AND . FAIR YET THY . HANDS. MORE . WHITER ARE THY. CONSENT . IS MY CONTENT . r THY FRIEND AM . I . AND . SO WILL DYE . r THY . HAPPY . CHOYCE . MAKES ME REJOYCE . 63 POSY-RING MOTTOES TlLL . DEATH DEPART . YOU HAUE . MY HEART . TlLL DEATH DEVIDE . WHAT ERE BETIDE . TlLL . THAT FROM . THEE I HOPE TO GAIN . ALL . SWEET . IS . SOWRE ALL PLEASURE . PAIN . TlS . IN YOUR WILL . TO . SAVE OR KILL r TlS THY DESERT . HATH . WOONE MY HEART . 64 POSY-RING MOTTOES TlS TRUE AS . OLD . HOT . LOVE SOON COLD . - r TlS VAIN FOR . TO . RESIST WOMEN . DO WHAT . THEY . LIST . To BODYES AND . ON . HARTE . To GOD'S DECREE . WEE . BOTH AGREE . r To LIVE IN . LOVE I LOVE . TO . LIVE . E 65 POSY-RING MOTTOES To LOVE . AND PEACE . GOD GIVES . INCREASE . To . LOVE - AS I . DO . THEE IS TO LOVE NONE . BUT . ME To ME BY FAR . MORE . FAIR IS MY . FAIR . ANNE THEN . SWEET . CHEEKT . LEDA WITH HER . SILVER . SWAN . THAT I NERE . SAW BUT HAVE . THE . PICTURE . SEEN AND WISHT MY . SELF . BETWEEN THINE ARMS . SWEET . NAN . r To . ME . TILL . DEATH AS . DEAR AS . BREATH . 66 POSY-RING MOTTOES To . THEE I WISH . ETERNALL BLISS To THEE . MY HEART . I . GIVE WHILEST . I . HERE . DO . LIVE . To THEE MY . LOVE . I'LL . CON- STANT . PROVE . TRUE . LOUERS . HARTES . DEATH ONLY PARTES . r TwAS GOD TO THEE DIRECTED ME- E 2 67 POSY-RING MOTTOES T WEEN HOPE AND SAD DESPAIR I SAIL THY HELP I CRAVE MY GRIEF THE SEA THY BREATH THE SAIL MAY SINK- OR SAVE TWO HEARTS ARE KNYTTE AS HEAVEN THOUGHT . FYTTE - r UNITED HARTES DEATH ONLY PARTES VENUS -NAKED IN HER CHAMBER WOUNDS MORE DEEP THAN MARS IN ARMOUR 68 POSY-RING MOTTOES VERTUE AND LOUE ARE FROM ABOVE r WEE IOYNE OUR LOU IN GOD ABOUE WE STRANGELY . MET AND . SO DO MANY BUT NOW . AS . TRUE . AS . EVER ANY WHAT POSIES - FOR OUR WED- DING RINGS WHAT GLOVES WE'LL GIVE AND RIBAININGS 69 POSY-RING MOTTOES WHEN . LOVE . is . DEAD . MY . JOYS ARE . FLED . r WHEN . MONEY'S . LOW . THIS RING . MUST . GO . WHEN . ROCKS . REMOVE . I'LL CEASE . TO . LOVE . WHEN . THIS . ABOUT . THINE . ARM DOTH . REST REMEMBER . HER . THAT . LOVES THEE . BEST . r r ;;;.' // WHEN . THIS . YOU . SEE . RE- MEMBER . ME . 70 POSY-RING MOTTOES WHEN . YOU . SEE . THIS . GIVE . IT A KISS . WHEARE . HEARTES . AGREE . NO STRIP . CAN . BE . WHERE . HEARTS . ARE . TRUE FEW . WORDS . WILL . DO . WHERE . ONCE . i . CHOOSE I . NE'ER . REFUSE . WlLST . LIFE . IS . MYN . MY HEART . IS . THYN . 71 POSY-RING MOTTOES WlT . WEALTH . AND . BEAUTY ALL . DO . WELL BUT . CONSTANT . LOVE . DOTH FAR . EXCELL WlTH . HEART . AND . HAND . AT YOUR . COMMAND . WlTHIN. THY. BREAST. MY. HARTE DOTH . REST . YOU . AND . I . WILL . LOVE . AND DIE . r YOU AND I WILL LOVERE3 DYE 72 POSY-RING MOTTOES YOU ARE MY . FRIEND UNTO . THE END . r YOU ARE THAT ONE FOR WHOM ALONE MY HEART DOTH ONLY CARE THEN DO BUT JOYN YOUR HEART WITH MINE AND WE WILL MAKE A PAIR r YOU . NEVER . KNEU A HEART MORE TRUE r YOUR FRIEND AM I ASHUR- EDLY 73 POSY-RING MOTTOES YOUR SIGHT IS MY DELIGHT r - YOURS LOVING FRIEND TILL DETH US END 74 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY Los Angeles This book is DUE on the last date stamped below. Form L9-100m-9,'52(A3105)444 PR 6000 H3g University of California SOUTHERN REGIONAL LIBRARY FACILITY 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1388 Return this material to the library from which it was borrowed. RECTO OCT 7 '91 1 JAN 2 4 19! SJHXV To ^ cx^ a^ , ' f f * +>' , .f . ^.t-^f , 000 504 722