If ye fear to be affrighted When ye are by chance benighted, In your pocket for a trust Carry nothing but a crust: For that holy piece of bread Charms the danger and the dread. 1067. GENTLENESS. _That prince must govern with a gentle hand Who will have love comply with his command._ 1068. A DIALOGUE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND MISTRESS ELIZA WHEELER, UNDER THE NAME OF AMARYLLIS. _Her._ My dearest love, since thou wilt go, And leave me here behind thee, For love or pity let me know The place where I may find thee. _Ama._ In country meadows pearl'd with dew, And set about with lilies, There, filling maunds with cowslips, you May find your Amaryllis. _Her._ What have the meads to do with thee, Or with thy youthful hours? Live thou at Court, where thou mayst be The queen of men, not flowers. Let country wenches make 'em fine With posies, since 'tis fitter For thee with richest gems to shine, And like the stars to glitter. _Ama._ You set too high a rate upon A shepherdess so homely. _Her._ Believe it, dearest, there's not one I' th' Court that's half so comely. I prithee stay. _Ama._ I must away; Let's kiss first, then we'll sever. _Ambo._ And though we bid adieu to-day, We shall not part for ever. _Maunds_, baskets. 1069. TO JULIA. Help me, Julia, for to pray, Matins sing, or matins say: This, I know, the fiend will fly Far away, if thou be'st by. Bring the holy water hither, Let us wash and pray together; When our beads are thus united, Then the foe will fly affrighted. _Beads_, prayers. 1070. TO ROSES IN JULIA'S BOSOM. Roses, you can never die, Since the place wherein ye lie, Heat and moisture mix'd are so As to make ye ever grow. 1071. TO THE HONOURED MASTER ENDYMION PORTER. When to thy porch I come and ravish'd see The state of poets there attending thee, Those bards and I, all in a chorus sing: We are thy prophets, Porter, thou our king. 1072. SPEAK IN SEASON. When times are troubled, then forbear; but speak When a clear day out of a cloud does break. 1073. OBEDIENCE. The power of princes rests in the consent Of only those who are obedient: Which if away, proud sceptres then will lie Low, and of thrones the ancient majesty. 1074. ANOTHER OF THE SAME. _No man so well a kingdom rules as he Who hath himself obeyed the sovereignty._ 1075. OF LOVE.