Blasted with sighs, and surrounded with teares, Hither I come to seeke the spring, And at mine eyes, and at mine eares, Receive such balmes, as else cure every thing; But O, selfe traytor, I do bring 5 The spider love, which transubstantiates all, And can convert Manna to gall, And that this place may thoroughly be thought True Paradise, I have the serpent brought. 'Twere wholsomer for mee, that winter did 10 Benight the glory of this place, And that a grave frost did forbid These trees to laugh, and mocke mee to my face; But that I may not this disgrace Indure, nor yet leave loving, Love let mee 15 Some senslesse peece of this place bee; Make me a mandrake, so I may groane here, Or a stone fountaine weeping out my yeare. Hither with christall vyals, lovers come, And take my teares, which are loves wine, 20 And try your mistresse Teares at home, For all are false, that tast not just like mine; Alas, hearts do not in eyes shine, Nor can you more judge womans thoughts by teares, Then by her shadow, what she weares. 25 O perverse sexe, where none is true but shee, Who's therefore true, because her truth kills mee. [Twicknam garden. _1633-69:_ _do. or_ Twitnam Garden. _A18_, _L74_ (_in margin_), _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_, _S96_, _TCC_, _TCD:_ In a Garden. _B:_ _no title_, _A25_, _Cy_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _JC_, _Lec_, _P_] [3 eares] years _1669_] [4 balms ... cure _1633_, _A25_, _D_, _H49:_ balm ... cures _1635-69_, _A18_, _B_, _Cy_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_, _S96_, _TC_ thing; _Ed:_ thing, _1633:_ thing: _1635-69_] [6 spider] spiders _1669_] [8 thoroughly _1633-39:_ throughly _1650-69_] [12 did] would _A18_, _A25_, _N_, _TC_] [13 laugh,] laugh _1633_] [14 that I may not] since I cannot _1669_] [15 nor yet leave loving, _1633:_ _om. D_, _H40_, _H49_, _Lec:_ nor leave this garden, _1635-69_, _A18_, _A25_, _Cy_, _JC_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_, _S96_, _TC_] [17 groane _A18_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _N_, _TC:_ grow _1633-69_, _B_, _L74_, _Lec_, _O'F_, _P_, _S_, _S96_] [18 my yeare, _1633_, _1669_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _Lec:_ the yeare. _1635-54_, _A18_, _A25_, _L74_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _TC_] [20 loves] lovers _1639_] [24 womans _A18_, _D_, _H40_, _H49_, _L74_, _N_, _TC:_ womens _1633-69_, _Lec_, _P_, _S96_] _A Valediction: of the booke._