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HINC LACHRIMAE; OR THE AUTHOR TO AURORA: 38 by WILLIAM BOSWORTH

First Line: BELIEVE, AZILE, WHEN OF THEE I THINK
Last Line: HE SAFEST LIVES THAT QUIET CONSCIENCE HATH.

Believe, Azile, when of thee I think,
As such sweet thoughts are in me very rife,
I'm ready of prepared bane to drink,
Or any poison that will end my life;
And still because my still consuming heart
Enjoys no rest, wisht rest I never have,
But of turmoils and troubles I have part;
But 'tis not trouble that a soul must save,
A sweet content doth lead the way from wrath:
He safest lives that quiet conscience hath.



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