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[What rare desart hath moou'd my mind] |
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[What rare desart hath moou'd my mind]
What rare desart hath moou'd my mind
to follow fond desire:
What fate to fell hath fram'd my fall:
What fortune did conspire:
to follow fond desire:
What fate to fell hath fram'd my fall:
What fortune did conspire:
What platt was laid: what time doth worke
to aggrauate the same:
What daunger thereof doth ensue,
I attribute to fame.
to aggrauate the same:
What daunger thereof doth ensue,
I attribute to fame.
For had not fame a blabbe bene found,
for to extoll her praise,
That is the causer of my payne,
then Mersas oft delayes
for to extoll her praise,
That is the causer of my payne,
then Mersas oft delayes
Had neuer disturb'd my quiet rest,
for I my flocke had fed,
When I for ease, and they for food
had better farre bin sped.
for I my flocke had fed,
When I for ease, and they for food
had better farre bin sped.
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