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SONNET II.
[Whiles with strong chaines, of hardy-tempered steele]
Whiles with strong chaines, of hardy-tempered steele,I bound my thoughtes, still gadding fast and faster:
When they through time, the diffrences did feele,
Betwixt a mistrisse seruice and a maister.
Keeping in bondage iealously enthralled,
In prisons of neglect, his natures mildenesse.
Him I with sollitary studies walled,
By thraldome choaking his out-rageous wildenesse.
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Guarding him closely, least he should out-issue:
To seeke thee (Laya) who still wrought to catch,
And traine my tender boy, that could not misse-you:
So you bewitcht him once, when he did kisse-you:
That by such sleightes, as neuer were found out
To serue your turne he dayly went about.
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