I fixe mine eye on thine, and there
Pitty my picture burning in thine eye,
My picture drown'd in a transparent teare,
When I looke lower I espie;
Hadst thou the wicked skill
By pictures made and mard, to kill,
How many wayes mightst thou performe thy will?
But now I have drunke thy sweet salt teares,
And though thou poure more I'll depart;
My picture vanish'd, vanish feares,
That I can be endamag'd by that art;
Though thou retaine of mee
One picture more, yet that will bee,
Being in thine owne heart, from all malice free.
[Witchcraft &c. 1633-69, A18, N, TCC, TCD: The
Picture. or Picture. Cy, JC, O'F, P, S96: A Songe.
B]
[4 espie; Ed: espie, 1633-69]
[6 to kill, Ed: to kill? 1633-39: to kill; 1650-69]
[9 And though] Although 1669 And though thou therefore poure
more will depart; B, H40]
[10 vanish'd, vanish feares, 1633, A18, B, Cy, H40,
JC, N, P, S96, TC: vanished, vanish all feares
1635-54, O'F: vanish, vanish fears, 1669]
[11 that] thy JC, O'F, S96]
[14 all] thy B, H40, S96]