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... Balow , la - low ! When he began to court my love , And with his sugred words me move , His faynings false and flattering cheer To me that time did not appear : 16th Cent . But now I see most cruellye He cares ne for 53 ANONYMOUS.
... Balow , la - low ! When he began to court my love , And with his sugred words me move , His faynings false and flattering cheer To me that time did not appear : 16th Cent . But now I see most cruellye He cares ne for 53 ANONYMOUS.
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... moved : Forget not this ! 35 . The Appeal An Earnest Suit to his Unkind Mistress , not to Forsake him AND wilt thou leave me thus ! Say nay , say nay , for shame ! -To save thee from the blame Of all my grief and grame . And wilt thou ...
... moved : Forget not this ! 35 . The Appeal An Earnest Suit to his Unkind Mistress , not to Forsake him AND wilt thou leave me thus ! Say nay , say nay , for shame ! -To save thee from the blame Of all my grief and grame . And wilt thou ...
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... move : I keep a fair but for the Fair to view- A beggar may be liberal of love . Though all my wares be trash , the heart is true , The heart is true . Great gifts are guiles and look for gifts again ; My trifles come as treasures from ...
... move : I keep a fair but for the Fair to view- A beggar may be liberal of love . Though all my wares be trash , the heart is true , The heart is true . Great gifts are guiles and look for gifts again ; My trifles come as treasures from ...
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... Moved their lightness To aspire so high That all scorch'd and consumed with fire now drown'd in woe they lie . And none but Love their woeful hap did rue , For Love did know that their desires were true ; Though fate frowned , And now ...
... Moved their lightness To aspire so high That all scorch'd and consumed with fire now drown'd in woe they lie . And none but Love their woeful hap did rue , For Love did know that their desires were true ; Though fate frowned , And now ...
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... move As made my heart at once both grieve and love . O fairer than aught else The world can show , leave off in time to grieve ! Enough , enough : your joyful look excels : Tears kill the heart , believe . O strive not to be excellent ...
... move As made my heart at once both grieve and love . O fairer than aught else The world can show , leave off in time to grieve ! Enough , enough : your joyful look excels : Tears kill the heart , believe . O strive not to be excellent ...
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