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First Line: What? Mars his sword? Faire cytherea say
Last Line: What need'st thou put on armes aginst poore men?


What? Mars his sword? faire Cytherea say,
Why art thou arm'd so desperately to day?
Mars thou hast beaten naked, and o then
What need'st thou put on armes aginst poore men?





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