HUMANE
LOVE
:
By
a
Country
GENTLEMAN
,
In
Answer
to
PLATONICK
LOVE
.
I.
SO
Angels
love
,
So
let
them
love
for
me
;
As
mortal
,
I
must
like
a
mortal
be
.
My
Love's
as
pure
as
their's
,
more
unconfin'd
;
I
love
the
Body
,
they
but
love
the
Mind
.
II
.
Without
enjoyment
,
Can
desire
be
ill
?
For
that
which
wou'd
a
Man
with
pleasure
fill
;
This
more
intense
and
active
,
sure
must
be
,
Since
I
both
Soul
and
Body
give
to
thee
.
III
.
This
flame
as
much
of
Heaven
as
that
contains
,
And
more
,
for
unto
that
but
half
pertains
:
Friendship
one
Soul
to
th'
other
doth
unite
,
But
Love
joins
all
,
and
therefore
is
more
bright
.
IV
.
Neither
doth
—
Humane
Love
—
Religion
harm
,
But
rather
us
against
our
Vices
arm
:
Shall
I
not
for
a
charming
Mistress
dye
?
When
Heaven
commands
increase
and
mulitply
.