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[IX. Now is the gentle season]

Now is the gentle season freshly flowring

Now is the gentle season freshly flowring, to sing and play and daunce while May endureth, while May endureth, while May endureth, to sing & play & daūce while May endureth, while May endureth; and wooe & wed (toe) & wooe & wed (toe) and wooe & wed, & wooe and wed (toe) and wooe and wed, that sweet delight procureth.