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Flea ["Marke but this Flea, and marke in this"]


And knewst my thoughts beyond an Angells art
When thou knewst what I dreamt, when thou knewst when
Excesse of ioy would wake mee, and camst then
I doe confesse it could not chuse but bee
Profanenes to thinke thee any thinge, but thee

Comminge and staying shewd thee; thee,
But risinge makes mee doubt, that now
Thou art not thou
That loue is weake where feares as stronge as hee,
Tise not all spiritt pure and braue
If Mixture itt of feare, shame, honor, haue,
Perchance as Torches which mvst reddie bee
Men light, and put out, soe thou dealst with mee.
Thou camst to kindell, goest to come; Thus I
Will dreame that hope againe, but els would die.|




The Flea.

Marke but this Flea, and marke in this
How littell that which thou deniest mee is
Itt suckt mee first, and now sucks thee
And in this Flea our two bluds mingled bee;
Thou knowst that this cannot bee said
A sin nor shame nor losse of Maydenhead
Yett this enioye before itt woe
And pamperd swells with one blood made of two
And this alas is more, then wee woulde doe. [CW: Oh staie]