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Thirsis the Sheepheard his deaths song.
Thirsis
to die desired,
marking her eyes that to his hart was neerest:
And shee that with his flame no lesse was fiered,
sayd to him: Oh hart's loue deerest:
Alas, forbeare to die now,
By thee I liue, by thee I wish to die too.
marking her eyes that to his hart was neerest:
And shee that with his flame no lesse was fiered,
sayd to him: Oh hart's loue deerest:
Alas, forbeare to die now,
By thee I liue, by thee I wish to die too.
Thirsis that heate refrained,
wherewith to die poore louer then hee hasted,
Thinking it death while hee his lookes maintained,
full fixed on her eyes, full of pleasure,
and louely Nectar sweet from them he tasted.
His daintie Nimph, that now at hand espyed
the haruest of loues treasure,
Said thus, with eyes all trembling, faint and wasted:
I die now,
The Sheepheard then replyed,
and I sweet life doe die too.
wherewith to die poore louer then hee hasted,
Thinking it death while hee his lookes maintained,
full fixed on her eyes, full of pleasure,
and louely Nectar sweet from them he tasted.
His daintie Nimph, that now at hand espyed
the haruest of loues treasure,
Said thus, with eyes all trembling, faint and wasted:
I die now,
The Sheepheard then replyed,
and I sweet life doe die too.
Thus these two Louers fortunately dyed,
Of death so sweet, so happy, and so desired:
That to die so againe their life retired.
Of death so sweet, so happy, and so desired:
That to die so againe their life retired.
FINIS.
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