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Ipomydon drew hym nye tho
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And ofte he herkenyd to and fro;
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When he herd of hir so speke,
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Hym thought his herte wold tobreke,
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But if he myght se þat mayde,
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To wete if she were as they seyde;
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Off hyr he had suche a thoght
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That in mornyng he was broght,
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And so he mornythe nyght and day,
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But yit to no man wold he sey.
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By than come forthe syr Tholomew,
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That was hys master good and trewe.
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"Gode syr,' he sayd, "for charyte,
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Telle me who hathe grevyd the,
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And why thou makyst þis mornynge.
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I swere by Jesu, heuyn-kynge,
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He shall abye on somme manere,
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But if it be thy fader dere.'
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"Nay, master,' he sayd, "not soo.
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I shalle you telle or that I go,
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But if I haue the helpe of the
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Joye thou getest neuyr of me,
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For now to you, syr, I will sey:
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Myne hert ys sette vppon a may,
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That she may nevir oute of my thoght,
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