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[Fair Laurell, that the onelye witnes art]
Fair Laurell, that the onelye witnes artTo that discourse, which vnderneath thy shade
Our griefe swolne brests did lovinglie impart,
With vowes as true as ere Religion made:
If (forced by our sighs) the flame shall fly
Of our kinde Love, and get within thy rind,
Be warye, gentle Baye, & shrieke not hye,
When thou dost such vnusual feruor finde;
Suppresse the fire; for should it take thy leaues,
Their crackling would betraye vs, & thy glorye
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But heate sufficient for our future story.
And when our sad misfortunes vanquish'd lye,
Imbrace our fronts in signe of memorie.
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