IDENTILIN$$ F009.VA2|ElComp Cat. No. 18, ms. 25.F.17 (Nedham ms.)| ff. 19v-20r|\E:EWS\x\6-16-86/cor GAS/o7-29-92/ 009.VA2.HE1 %XElegia secunda. El. 2%5ia%6 009.VA2.001 As the sweet swet of roses in a still, 009.VA2.002 As that which from chafd' muscatts pores doth trill, 009.VA2.003 As th' Almighty balme of th' Orient East 009.VA2.004 Such are the sweete droppes on my m%5rs%6 breast, 009.VA2.005 And on hir necke hir skin such lustre setts 009.VA2.006 They seeme no sweate drops but Pearle Carknetts. 009.VA2.007 Ranke sweaty froth thy m%5rs%6 browe defiles 009.VA2.008 Like spermatique issue of ripe menstrouse biles, 009.VA2.009 Or like the skume which by needes Lawlesse Lawe 009.VA2.010 Enforcd' Lanceraes starud' men did drawe 009.VA2.011 From perboild shoes and bootes, and all the rest 009.VA2.012 Which were with any soueraigne fattnesse blest. 009.VA2.013 Or like vile lyinge stones in saffrond' tinne 009.VA2.014 Or wharts or wheales they hange vpon hir chin. 009.VA2.015 Round as the world's hir head on euery side 009.VA2.016 Like to that fatall ball which fell on Ide, 009.VA2.017 Or that whereof god had such ielousie 009.VA2.018 As for the rauishinge whereof we dye. 009.VA2.019 Thy head's like a rough hewen statue of iett 009.VA2.020 Where markes of nose, eyes, mouth, are scarce yet sett. 009.VA2.021 Like the first Chaos or flatt seeminge face [f. 20r 009.VA2.022 Of Cynthia when the earth shaddowes hir embrace. 009.VA2.023 Like Proserpines white beuty keepinge chest 009.VA2.024 Or Ioues best fortunes vene, is hir fayre brest. 009.VA2.025 Thine like worme-eaten-trunkes cloathed in skin 009.VA2.026 Or graue thats durte with out, and stench with in. 009.VA2.027 And like the slender stalke at whose end stands 009.VA2.028 The wood-byne quiueringe are hir armes and handes. 009.VA2.029 Like rough-barkt Elme-boughes or the russet skin 009.VA2.030 Of men late scourgd for made-nesse or for sinne 009.VA2.031 Like sunne parcht guarters on the Citty gate 009.VA2.032 Such is thy tand skines lamentable state. 009.VA2.033 And like a' bunch of ragged Carretts stand 009.VA2.034 Thy skurfe-swolne-fingers on thy gowty hand. 009.VA2.035 Then like the Chymickes masculine equall fire 009.VA2.036 With in the Limbeckes warme wombe doth inspire 009.VA2.037 Into the earthes worthlesse durt a soule of gold 009.VA2.038 Such cherishinge heate hir least worst part doth hold. 009.VA2.039 Thines like the dread mouth of a fired gun, 009.VA2.040 Or like hott liquid mettalls newly run 009.VA2.041 Into clay molds, or like that flameinge AE%Ltna 009.VA2.042 Where round about the grasse is burnt a way. 009.VA2.043 Are not your kisses then as filthy and more 009.VA2.044 As a worne suckinge and invenomd' sore? 009.VA2.045 Doth not thy stedfast hand in feelinge quake 009.VA2.046 As one that gatheringe flowers still %Yfeeles%Z feares a Snake? 009.VA2.047 Is not your lusts act harsh and violent 009.VA2.048 As when a plough a stony ground doth rent? 009.VA2.049 So kisse good Turtles, so deuoutly nice 009.VA2.050 As Preists in handlinge reuerend sacrifice 009.VA2.051 And such in searchinge wounds the Sourgeon is, 009.VA2.052 As we when we embrace, or touch, or kisse 009.VA2.053 Leaue hir and I will leaue comparinge thus 009.VA2.054 She and comparissions are odious. 009.VA2.0SS %XFinis Eleg: 2.%5dae%L%6 Ioh: Don. 009.VA2.0$$ Ioh: Don. %1flush in right margin; indentation?%2