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First Line: These sorrowing sighs, the smokes of mine annoy
Last Line: Once let her love indeed, or eye me never.
Subject(s): Love; Tears


These sorrowing sighs, the smokes of mine annoy,
These tears, which heat of sacred flame distils,
Are these due tributes that my faith doth pay
Unto the tyrant, whose unkindness kills.
I sacrifice my youth and blooming years
At her proud feet, and she respects not it;
My flower untimely's withered with my tears
And winter woes, for spring of youth unfit.
She thinks a look may recompense my care,
And so with looks prolongs my long-looked ease;
As short that bliss, so is the comfort rare,
Yet must that bliss my hungry thoughts appease.
Thus she returns my hopes so fruitless ever;
Once let her love indeed, or eye me never.





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