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AMOR, SUMMA INJURIA
Forgive me for the wrong I did,
To make you love me. Well I know
In that injurious hour were hid
Long hours of woe.
To make you love me. Well I know
In that injurious hour were hid
Long hours of woe.
If judgment be pronounced on sin
Hereafter, then shall I be lost,
Because your love I dared to win
At such a cost;
Hereafter, then shall I be lost,
Because your love I dared to win
At such a cost;
At such a cost to you; ah me,
How often have your eyes o'erbrimmed,
By alien infelicity
Unjustly dimmed,
How often have your eyes o'erbrimmed,
By alien infelicity
Unjustly dimmed,
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When from my heart, without a sign,
Some random lightning of unrest,
Some folly or misword of mine,
Has pierced your breast.
Some random lightning of unrest,
Some folly or misword of mine,
Has pierced your breast.
Forgive me, dear. If you forgive,
Methinks I shall not wholly die;
For Love will surely let me live,
If you comply.
Methinks I shall not wholly die;
For Love will surely let me live,
If you comply.
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