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Blos ["Littell thinkst thou, poore flowre,"]



Littell thinkst thou poore hart,
That labourst here to nestle thee,
And thinkst by houring here to gett a part
In a forbidden, or forbiddinge tree
And hopst her stiffenes by long siege to bow;
Littell thinkst thou
That thou to morrow, ere that sun doth wake
Must with this sun and mee a iourney take


But thou which loust to bee
Subtile to plague thy selfe, wilt saie,
Alas if yow mvst goe, whats that to mee?
Here lyes my businesse, and here I will staie;
Yow goe to freindes, whose loues, and meanes present
Various content
To your eyes, eares, and tounge, and euerie part.
If then your boddie goe, what neede yow a Hart?


Weele then staie here; but knowe
When thou hast staied and done thy most
A naked thinking hart, that makes no showe
Is to a woman, but a kynde of Ghost
How shall shee knowe my hart, or hauing none
Knowe thee for one
Practise may make her knowe some other part,
But take my word, shee doth not knowe a Hart.[CW: Meere]
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