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[Ad Lesbiam, Cat. Ep.73.] Englished.
That me alone you lov'd, you once did say,Nor should I to the King of gods give way,
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But as a Father doth his children chear;
Now thee I know, more bitterly I smart,
Yet thou to me more light and cheaper art.
What pow'r is this? that such a wrong should press
Me to love more, yet wish thee well much lesse.
I hate and love, wouldst thou the reason know?
I know not, but I burn and feel it so.
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