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[Thow that men do call it dotage.]
Thow that men do call it dotage.
who louyth no[t] wantith corage.
who louyth no[t] wantith corage.
And who so euer may loue gete.
ffrom venus sure he must it ffett.
Or elles ffrom her which is her hayre.
And she to hym must seme most fayre
Wyth ee and mynd doth both a gre.
There is no bote ther must it be.
The ee doth loke and represent.
But mynd afformyth with full consent.
Thus am I fyxed with owt gruge
Myne ey with hart doth me so iuge.
loue maynteynyth all noble courage.
who loue dysdaynyth ys all of the village.
Soch louers though thay take payne.
It were pete thay shuld optayne
ffor often tymes wher they do sewe.
Thay hynder louers that wolde be trew.
ffor who so louith shuld loue butt oone.
Chaunge who so wyll I wyll be none.
ffrom venus sure he must it ffett.
Or elles ffrom her which is her hayre.
And she to hym must seme most fayre
Wyth ee and mynd doth both a gre.
There is no bote ther must it be.
The ee doth loke and represent.
But mynd afformyth with full consent.
Thus am I fyxed with owt gruge
Myne ey with hart doth me so iuge.
loue maynteynyth all noble courage.
who loue dysdaynyth ys all of the village.
Soch louers though thay take payne.
It were pete thay shuld optayne
ffor often tymes wher they do sewe.
Thay hynder louers that wolde be trew.
ffor who so louith shuld loue butt oone.
Chaunge who so wyll I wyll be none.
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