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[Nimpha mane, per me concordant carmina neruis.]
The song ended, the tree riued, and Daphne issued out, Apollo ranne after, with these words.Nimpha mane, per me concordant carmina neruis.
Faire Daphne staye, too chaste because too faire,
Yet fairer in mine eies, because so chaste,
And yet because so chaste, must I despaire?
And to despaire, I yeelded haue at last.
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Possesse thy loue, thou knowest not how to measure,
A dunghill cock doeth often find a Iewell,
Enioying that, he knowes not to be treasure.
When broomy bearde, to sweepe thy lips presume,
When on thy necke, his rough hewen armes shall moue,
And gloate on thee with eies that drizell reume,
When that his toothlesse mouth shall call thee loue,
Noght will I saie of him, but pittie thee,
That beauty might, but would no wiser bee.
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