Burst forth my teares, assist my forward grief, And show what pain imperious Love provokes. Kind tender lambs, lament Love's scant relief, And pine, since pensive Care my freedom yokes. O pine, to see me pine, my tender flocks. Sad pining Care, that never may have peace, At Beauty's gate in hope of pity knocks; But Mercy sleeps while deept Disdain increase, And Beauty Hope in her fair bosom locks. O grieve to hear my frief, my tender flocks. Like to the winds my sig hs have winged been; Yet are my sighs and suits repaid with mocks; I plead, yet she repineth at my teen. O ruthless rigour harder than the rocks, That both the shepherd kills, and his poor flocks