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[VIII. Dame Venus hence to Paphos goe]

Dame Venus hence to Paphos goe

Dame Venus hence to Paphos goe, for Mars is gon toth' field: he cannot tend sweet loues embrace, in hād with spear & shield. Dame Venus hence to Paphos goe, for Mars is gon toth' field, he cannot tend sweet loues embrace, in hand with speare & shield, The roaring Canons thunder out, such terrours as not fit: a tender Impe of your regard, which dalling still doth sit.