Astrophel and Stella - Fourth Song.

Onely Ioy, now here you are,     Fit to heare and ease my care,     Let my whispering voyce obtaine     Sweete reward for sharpest paine;     Take me to thee, and thee to mee:     No, no, no, no, my Deare, let bee.     Night hath closde all in her cloke,     Twinkling starres loue-thoughts prouoke,     Danger hence, good care doth keepe,     Iealouzie hemselfe doth sleepe;     Take me to thee, and thee to mee:     No, no, no, no, my Deare, let bee.     Better place no wit can finde,     Cupids knot to loose or binde;     These sweet flowers our fine bed too,     Vs in their best language woo:     Take me to thee, and thee to mee:     No, no, no, no, my Deare, let bee.     This small light the moone bestowes     Serues thy beames but to disclose;     So to raise my hap more hie,     Feare not else, none vs can spie;     Take me to thee, and thee to mee:     No, no, no, no, my Deare, let bee.     That you heard was but a mouse,     Dumbe Sleepe holdeth all the house:     Yet asleepe, me thinkes they say,     Yong fooles take time while you may;     Take me to thee, and thee to mee:     No, no, no, no, my Deare, let bee.     Niggard time threates, if we misse     This large offer of our blisse,     Long stay, ere he graunt the same:     Sweet, then, while ech thing doth frame,     Take me to thee, and thee to mee:     No, no, no, no, my Deare, let bee.     Your faire Mother is abed,     Candles out and curtaines spred;     She thinkes you do letters write;     Write, but first let me endite;     Take me to thee, and thee to mee:     No, no, no, no, my Deare, let bee.     Sweete, alas, why striue you thus?     Concord better fitteth vs;     Leaue to Mars the force of hands,     Your power in your beautie stands;     Take me to thee, and thee to mee:     No, no, no, no, my Deare, let bee.     Wo to mee, and do you sweare     Me to hate, but I forbeare?     Cursed be my destines all,     That brought me so high to fall;     Soone with my death I will please thee:     No, no, no, no, my Deare, let bee.