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  • Title: Shake-speares Sonnets (Quarto 1, 1609)
  • Editors: Hardy M. Cook, Ian Lancashire

    • Copyright Hardy M. Cook and Ian Lancashire. This text may be freely used for educational, non-profit purposes; for all other uses contact the Editor.
    Author: William Shakespeare
    Editors: Hardy M. Cook, Ian Lancashire
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    Shake-speares Sonnets (Quarto 1, 1609)

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    THe little Loue-God lying once a sleepe,
    Laid by his side his heart inflaming brand,
    Whilst many Nymphes that vou'd chast life to keep,
    2300Came tripping by, but in her maiden hand,
    The fayrest votary tooke vp that fire,
    Which many Legions of true hearts had warm'd,
    And so the Generall of hot desire,
    Was sleeping by a Virgin hand disarm'd.
    2305This brand she quenched in a coole Well by,
    Which from loues fire tooke heat perpetuall,
    Growing a bath and healthfull remedy,
    For men diseasd, but I my Mistrisse thrall,
    Came there for cure and this by that I proue,
    2310 Loues fire heates water, water cooles not loue.
    FINIS.
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