Disswation from Presumption
H. Lawes
Ladies, you that seeme so nice,
And as cold in shew as Ice,
And perhaps have held out thrice,
Doe not think but in a trice,
One or other may entice,
And at last by some device,
Set your honours at a price.
You whose smooth and dainty skin,
Rosie lips, or cheeks, or chin,
All that gaze upon you win;
Yet insult not, sparks within,
Slowly burn ere flames begin,
And presumption still hath bin
Held a most notorious sin.