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First Line: Beside a fountain / of sweet briar and roses
Last Line: Come kiss me then and shew it.
Subject(s): Hearts; Kisses; Love


BESIDE a fountain
Of sweet briar and roses,
Heard I two lovers talk
In sweet and wanton gloses:
Say, dainty dear, quoth he,
To whom is thy liking tied?
To whom but thee, my bonny love,
The gentle nymph replied.
I die, quoth he,
And I, said she.

Ah, give me then, quoth he,
But he durst not say,
Give me some token—
And with his hands
The rest he would have spoken.
Fie away! nay fie away!
Cried the nymph then,
Alas! you well do know it,
Ah! quoth he sweetly,
Come kiss me then and shew it.





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