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THE   SECOND
B O O K E   O F   S O N G S
AND  AYRES

R o b e r t   I o n e s

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12. Whither runneth my sweet hart.


                               1 
       Whither runneth my sweet hart,
               Stay a while pree thee
               Not too fast
               Too much haste
               Maketh waste,
           But if thou wilt needes be gone,
               Take my loue with thee.
       Thy minde doth binde me to no vile condition,
       So doth thy truth preuent me of suspition.

                               2 
       Go thy ways then where thou please,
               So I by thee
               Daie and night
               I delight
               In thy sight,
           Neuer griefe on me did seaze
               When thou wast nie mee.
       My strength at length, that scorn'd thy faire commandings
       Hath not forgot the prise of rash withstandings.

                               3 
       Now my thoughs are free from strife,
               Sweete let me kisse thee,
               Now can I
               Willingly
               Wish to die,
           For I doe but loath my life,
               When I doe miss thee,
       Come proue my loue, my hart is not disguised,
       Loue showne and knowne ought not to be despised.
    

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