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Canzon. 16.
[How haue I forfaited thy kind regard?]
How haue I forfaited thy kind regard?That thy disdaine should thus enage my brow,
Which whilome was the scripture and the card
Whereon thou made thy game and seal'd thy vow.
Which whilome thou with lawrell vaticall
Enobled hast, (high signall of renowne)
Marrying my voyce with thine hast sayd withall,
Be thou alone, alonely thou Amphion.
Oh how hath black night welked vp this day?
My wasted hopes why are they turn'd to graze?
In pastures of despayre, Zepheria say,
Wherein haue I on loue committed trespasse?
Oh if in iustice thou must needes acquit me,
Reward me with thy loue, sweete heale me with thy pitie
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