Pregnant again with th'old twins Hope, and Feare,
Oft have I askt for thee, both how and where
Thou wert, and what my hopes of letters were;
As in our streets sly beggers narrowly
Watch motions of the givers hand and eye,
And evermore conceive some hope thereby.
And now thy Almes is given, thy letter'is read,
The body risen againe, the which was dead,
And thy poore starveling bountifully fed.
After this banquet my Soule doth say grace,
And praise thee for'it, and zealously imbrace
Thy love; though I thinke thy love in this case
To be as gluttons, which say 'midst their meat,
They love that best of which they most do eat.
[To M^r T. W. O'F, W: To M. T. W. 1633-69, A18, N,
TCC, TCD]
[5 Watch] Marke W
and eye, A18, A23, N, O'F, TC, W: or eye,
1633-69]
[12 love; Ed: love, 1633-69]