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approcheth very nie:
Without he gaine, to ease his paine,
which loued thee hartely.
¶Then shall th[e]y say that see the same,
where euer that they goe:
And wish for ay, as for thy pay,
all Nestors yeares to know:
And I no lesse then all the rest,
should wish thee health for aye:
Because thou hast heard my request,
and saued me from decay.
A faithfull vow of two constant Louers
To the new Rogero.
or daily choice of chaunge?
Or sprites below, or Gods aboue,
haue power to make vs straunge:
¶No nothing here on earth,
that kinde hath made or wrought,
Shall force me to forget,
goodwill so dearely bought,
¶And for any part I vow,
to serue for terme of life:
Which promise may compare with her,
which was Vlisses wife.
¶Which vow if I doo breake,
let vengeance on me fall,
Eche plague that on the earth may raigne,
I aske not one, but all.
¶Though time may breede suspect,
to fill your hart with toyes;
And absence may a mischefe breede,
to let your wished ioyes: