Some man unworthy to be possessor Of old or new love, himselfe being false or weake, Thought his paine and shame would be lesser, If on womankind he might his anger wreake, And thence a law did grow, 5 One might but one man know; But are other creatures so? Are Sunne, Moone, or Starres by law forbidden, To smile where they list, or lend away their light? Are birds divorc'd, or are they chidden 10 If they leave their mate, or lie abroad a night? Beasts doe no joyntures lose Though they new lovers choose, But we are made worse then those. Who e'r rigg'd faire ship to lie in harbors, 15 And not to seeke new lands, or not to deale withall? Or built faire houses, set trees, and arbors, Only to lock up, or else to let them fall? Good is not good, unlesse A thousand it possesse, 20 But doth wast with greedinesse. [Confined Love _1635-69:_ _no title_, _1633_, _A18_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _TCC_, _TCD:_ To the worthiest of all my lovers. _Cy:_ To the of all my loves my virtuous mistriss. _P_] [3 his] this _1669_ lesser] the lesser _A18_, _Cy_, _JC_, _P_] [6 might _1633-69:_ should _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _L74_, _Lec_, _O'F_, _S_, _TC_] [9 lend] bend _1669_] [11 mate, _1633-39:_ meate, _1650:_ meat, _1669_ a night (_i.e._ a-night) _1633-54:_ all night _1669_] [12 Beasts] Beast _1635_] [15 ship] ships _1669_, _Chambers_] [16 seeke new lands _1633-35 and MSS.:_ seeke lands _1639-69_, _Chambers, whose note is incorrect_ withall _1633:_ with all _1635-69_] [17 built _1633-35:_ build _1639-69_] _The Dreame._ Deare love, for nothing lesse then thee Would I have broke this happy dreame, It was a theame For reason, much too strong for phantasie, Therefore thou wakd'st me wisely; yet 5 My Dreame thou brok'st not, but continued'st it, Thou art so truth, that thoughts of thee suffice, To make dreames truths; and fables histories; Enter these armes, for since thou thoughtst it best, Not to dreame all my dreame, let's act the rest. 10 As lightning, or a Tapers light, Thine eyes, and not thy noise wak'd mee; Yet I thought thee (For thou lovest truth) an Angell, at first sight, But when I saw thou sawest my heart, 15 And knew'st my thoughts, beyond an Angels art, When thou knew'st what I dreamt, when thou knew'st when Excesse of joy would wake me, and cam'st then, I must confesse, it could not chuse but bee Prophane, to thinke thee any thing but thee. 20