Shake-speares Sonnets (Quarto 1, 1609)
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¶A maide of Dyans this aduantage found,
¶And his loue-kindling fire did quickly steepe
2285In a could vallie-fountaine of that ground:
¶Which borrowd from this holie fire of loue,
¶And grew a seething bath which yet men proue,
2290But at my mistres eie loues brand new fired,
¶The boy for triall needes would touch my brest,
