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Faustus and Firmius sing to their Nimph by turnes.

Firmius.
Of mine owne selfe I doo complaine,
And not for louing thee so much,
But that in deede thy power is such:
That my true loue it dooth restraine,
And onely this dooth giue me paine,
For faine I would
Loue her more, if that I could

Faustus.
Thou doo'st obserue who dooth not see,
To be belou'd a great deale more
But yet thou shalt not finde such store.
Of loue in others as in me:
For all I haue I giue to thee.
Yet faine I would
Loue thee more, if that I could.

Firmius.
O trie no other Sheepheard Swaine,
And care not other loues to proue,
Who though they giue thee all their loue:
Thou canst not such as mine obtaine.
And would'st thou haue in loue more gaine?
O yet I would
Loue thee more, if that I could.

Faustus.
Impossible it is (my friend)
That any one should me excell
In loue, whose loue I will refell,
If that with me he will contend:
My loue no equall hath, nor end.
And yet I would
Loue her more, if that I could

Firmius.
Behold how Loue my soule hath charm'd,
Since first thy beauties I did see,
(Which is but little yet to me,)
My freest sences I haue harm'd
(To loue thee) leauing them vnarm'd:
And yet I would
Loue thee more, if that I could.

Faustus.
I euer gaue, and giue thee still
Such store of loue, as Loue hath lent me:
And therefore well thou maist content thee,
That Loue dooth so enrich my fill:
But now behold my cheefest will,
That faine I would
Loue thee more, if that I could.