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the ij song

Exceedyng mesure wyth paynes continewall
Langueshyng in absens alas what shall I doe
infortunate wretch devoyde of ioyes all
syghes vpon syghes redooblyng my woe
& teres downe fallyng fro myne eyes toe
Bewty wyth truth so doth me constrayne
evr to sve where I may not attayne
Truth byndyth me evr to be true
how so that fortune faverth my chance
duryng my lyfe none other but [yow] you
of my tru hart shall haue the gournance
O good swete hart haue you remembrance
Now of yor owne whych for no smart
Exyle shall yow fro my tru hart
finis