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... desires do gain , What lady would not love a shepherd swain ? Upon his couch of straw he sleeps as sound , As doth the king upon his beds of down , — More sounder too : For cares cause kings full oft their sleep to spill , Where weary ...
... desires do gain , What lady would not love a shepherd swain ? Upon his couch of straw he sleeps as sound , As doth the king upon his beds of down , — More sounder too : For cares cause kings full oft their sleep to spill , Where weary ...
Page 150
... desire is a dureless content And a trustless joy ; He is won with a world of despair , And is lost with a toy . ' Of women - kind such indeed is the love , Or the word love , abused , Under which many childish desires And conceits are ...
... desire is a dureless content And a trustless joy ; He is won with a world of despair , And is lost with a toy . ' Of women - kind such indeed is the love , Or the word love , abused , Under which many childish desires And conceits are ...
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... desire to live Beyond that wish , all these now cancel must As if not writ in faith , but words and dust . Yet witness those clear vows which lovers make , Witness the chaste desires that never brake Into unruly heats ; witness that ...
... desire to live Beyond that wish , all these now cancel must As if not writ in faith , but words and dust . Yet witness those clear vows which lovers make , Witness the chaste desires that never brake Into unruly heats ; witness that ...
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