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HINC LACHRIMAE; OR THE AUTHOR TO AURORA: 33 by WILLIAM BOSWORTH

First Line: IF THOU MISDOUBT, AS THOU MAY'ST WELL MISDOUBT
Last Line: FOR VERJUICE SWEET'NED ONCE, WILL SOUR NO MORE.

If thou misdoubt, as thou may'st well misdoubt,
Because I'm now so wild, and vain withal,
That should I speed, my love would quickly out,
And I unto my old rebates would fall;
O let the thought thereof no place obtain,
But banish it, as enemy to good;
Try me awhile before I reap the gain,
Which so long wisht, hath so long been withstood;
Try me, I say, and thou shalt me restore,
For verjuice sweet'ned once, will sour no more.



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