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Willobie His Avisa

Or The true Picture of a modest Maid, and of a chast and constant wife. In Hexamiter verse. The like argument wherof, was neuer heretofore published [by Henry Willoby]
Willoughby, Henry (1574?-1596?)
  
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WILLOBIE HIS AVISA,
  
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The first triall of Avisa, before she was married, by a Noble man: vnder which is represented a warning to all young maids of euery degree, that they beware of the alluring intisements of great men.
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THE SECOND TEMPTATION of Avisa, after her marriage by Ruffians, Roysters, young Gentlemen, and lustie Captaines, which all shee quickly cuts off.
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The third trial; wherin are expressed the long passionate, and constant affections of the close and wary sutor, which by signes, by sighes, by letters, by priuie messengers, by Iewels, Rings, Golde, diuers gifts, and by a long continued course of courtesie, at length preuaileth with many both maides and wiues, if they be not garded wounderfully with a better spirite then their owne, which all are here finely daunted, and mildly ouer throwne, by the constant aunsweres, and chast replies of Auisa.
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T. B. Being somewhat grieued with this aunswere, after long absence and silence, at length writeth, as followeth.
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DYDIMVS HARCO. ANGLO-GERMANVS.
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After long absence, D H. happening to come in on a tyme sodenly to her house, and finding her all alone amongst her maides that were spinning, sayd nothing, but going home wrate these verses following, which he called his Dum habui, and sent them vnto her.
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CANT. XL.
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CANT. XLI.
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CANT. XLII.
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CANT, XLIII.
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CANT. XLIIII.
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CANT. XLV.
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CANT. XLVI.
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CANT. XLVII.
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CANT. XLVIII.
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CANT. XLIX.
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CANT. L.
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CANT. LI.
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CANT. LII
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CANT. LIII.
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CANT. LIIII.
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CANT. LV.
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CANT. LVI.
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CANT. LVII.
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CANT. LVIII.
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CANT LXI.
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CANT. LXII.
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CANT. LXIII.
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CANT. LXIIII.
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CANT. LXV.
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CANT, LXVI.
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CANT. LXVII.
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CANT. LXVIII.
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CANT. LXIX
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CANT. LXX.
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CANT, LXXIIII.
  
The Authors conclusion.
  
The resolution of a chast and a constant wife, that minds to continue faithfull vnto her husband.
  
The praise of a contented mind.

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CANT, XLIII.

AVISA. to D. H.

You know that I haue laid my rest,
From which my mind shall neuer swerue,
If all be true that you protest,
Then shall you find, as you deserue:
All hidden truth tyme will bewraie,
This is as much as I can saie.
Alway the same Auisa.
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