It appears in the same position in _S96_, but is given as a separate poem in _A25_, _C_, _O'F_, and _P_. It certainly has no connexion with Donne's poem, for the metre is entirely different and the strain of the poetry less metaphysical. The separate stanza was a favourite one in Song-Books of the seventeenth century. It was printed apparently for the first time in 1612, in _The First Set of Madrigals and Motets of five Parts: apt for Viols and Voices. Newly composed by Orlando Gibbons_. Here it begins Ah, deare hart why doe you rise? In the same year it was printed in _A Pilgrimes Solace. Wherein is contained Musicall Harmonie of 3, 4 and 5 parts, to be sung and plaid with the Lute and Viols. By John Dowland._ The stanza begins Sweet stay awhile, why will you rise? Mr. Chambers conjectures that the affixing of Dowland's initials to the verse in some collection led to Donne being credited with it, which is quite likely; but we are not sure that Dowland wrote it, and the common theme appears to have drawn the poems together. In _The Academy of Complements, Wherein Ladies, Gentlewomen, Schollers, and Strangers may accomodate their Courtly practice with gentile Ceremonies, Complemental amorous high expressions, and Formes of speaking or writing of Letters most in fashion_ (1650) the verse is connected with a variation of the first stanza of Donne's poem so as to make a consistent song: Lie still, my dear, why dost thou rise? The light that shines comes from thine eyes. The day breaks not, it is my heart, Because that you and I must part. Stay or else my joys will die, And perish in their infancy. 'Tis time, 'tis day, what if it be? Wilt thou therefore arise from me? Did we lie down because of night, And shall we rise for fear of light? No, since in darkness we came hither, In spight of light we'll lye together. Oh! let me dye on thy sweet breast Far sweeter than the Phœœnix nest. It was probably some such combination as this which suggested to the editor of _1669_ to prefix the stanza to Donne's poem. The poem in _The Academy of Compliments_ was repeated in _Wits Interpreter, the English Parnassus, a sure guide to those Admirable Accomplishments that compleat our English Gentry in the most acceptable Qualifications of Discourse or Writing_ (1655). But the first stanza is given again in this collection as a separate poem.