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[Poore silly foole! thou striv'st in vaine to knowe]
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Poore silly foole! thou striv'st in vaine to knoweIf I enioy, or loue whom thou lou'st soe;
Since my affection euer secret tryde
Bloomes like the ferne, & seeds still vnespide.
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And as the subtill flames of Heauen, that woundThe inward part, yet leaue the outward sound:
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When merry are my lookes, & fresh my skin.
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Of yellow Jaundice louers as you be,Whose Faces straight proclaime their maladye,
Thinke not to find me one; who knowe full well,
That none but french & fooles loue now & tell.
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His griefes are sweet, his Joyes (o) heauenly move,Whoe from the world conceales his honest loue;
Nay, letts his Mistris know his passions source,
Rather by reason then by his discourse.
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This is my way, and in this language newShewing my merit, it demands my due;
And hold this Maxim, spight of all dispute,
He askes enough that serues well & is mute.
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