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On a Maydens choyse.
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On a Maydens choyse.
A parent to his Childe this counsell gaue,Quoth he, My Girle, two Suiters thou must haue,
The one is yong and faire, vertuous & wise,
Of worthiest Stocke, and rarest qualities:
The other different, both in age and nature,
Nyther so fit, nor yet so sweete a Creature;
Whom in thy loue thou thinkst the Worthiest?
Straight she replyes, Since choyce is left to mee,
Nature commands, that Age with Age agree,
Vertue and Loue compell my heart thereto
To loue the youngman; and in truth I doe.
Why, but (sayd he) be not mistaken than,
Conceiue, the Elder is the better man.
How so, quoth she! it's a Paradox to mee,
How being the woorse, he can the better bee;
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