Now I pray God it be not thought so of me in describing the toyes of this our vulgar art.
For we doe not hereby goe about to erect a Schoolehouse of Loue, or to teache Youth the wanton Toyes of the same.
The yong and tender feeblenesse Of myne vnskilfull age, Whereof also the tendernesse Doth feeble heart assuage: Whom Beautye's force hath made to frame Vnto a Louer's hest, So soone as first the kindled flame Of louinge Toyes increst.
These (as I learne) and such like toyes as these, Hath moou'd his Highnesse to commit me now Rich.
But when these toyes are past, and hott blood ends, 25 The best enjoying is, we still are frends.
Here they be, Gentlemen, must make ye merry, The toyes you wot of: do you like their complexions?
Our men brought away with them onely two of their dogs, leauing in recompense belles, looking-glasses, and diuers of our countrey toyesbehinde them.
My wretched end may warne Greene springing youth, To vse delights as toyes that will deceiue, And scorne the world before the world them leaue: For all worlds trust, is ruine without ruth.
And I shall find some toyes that have been favors, And nose-gayes, and such knacks: for there be wenches.
He cannot expect now His Courtly entertainments, and his rare Musicks, And Ladies to delight him with their voyces; Honest and cheerful toyes from honest meanings, And the best hearts they have.
Thys young man bayted, and fed in amorous Toyes and Deuyses, now armed wyth hope, and by and by disarmed by despayre, reuolued in hys mynde a thousand thoughts and cogitations.
Doe you not know that Sophonisba with her toyes and flatteries did alienat and withdraw king Syphax from our amitie and friendship, and made hym to enter force of armes against vs?
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