The Poetical Works of Sir William Alexander Earl of Stirling: Edited by L. E. Kastner ... and H. B. Charlton |
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Son. 81.
[Oft haue I vow'd of none t'attend releefe]
Oft haue I vow'd of none t'attend releefe,Whose ardour was not equall vnto mine,
And in whose face there did not clearely shine,
The very image of my inward greefe:
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I wot not what a fatall force ordaines,
That I abase my selfe to beare disdaines,
And honour one that ruines my repose.
Oft haue I vow'd no more to be orethrowne,
But still retaining my affections free,
To fancie none, but them that fancied me:
But now I see my will is not mine owne.
Then ah, may you bewitch my iudgement so,
That I must loue, although my heart say no!
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