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Why shouldst thou swear I am forsworn, Rise, and put on your foliage, and be seen

Since thine I vowed to be?

Lady, it is already morn,

And 'twas last night I swore to thee That fond impossibility.

To come forth, like the spring-time, fresh

and green

And sweet as Flora. Take no care For jewels for your gown or hair;

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And take the harmless folly of the time.
We shall grow old apace and die
Before we know our liberty.
Our life is short, and our days run
As fast away as does the sun,
And as a vapor, or a drop of rain,
Once lost can ne'er be found again;

So when or you or I are made
A fable, song, or fleeting shade,
All love, all liking, all delight,
Lies drown'd with us in endless night.
Then while time serves, and we are but
decaying;

As if here were those cooler shades of Come, my Corinna, come, let's go a-May

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The stars of the night

Will lend thee their light, Like tapers clear without number.

Then Julia, let me woo thee, Thus, thus to come unto me: And when I shall meet Thy silv'ry feet,

My soul I'll pour into thee.

TO ELECTRA

I dare not ask a kiss,

I dare not beg a smile,

Lest having that, or this,

I might grow proud the while.

No, no, the utmost share

Of my desire shall be

Only to kiss that air,

That lately kissèd thee.

TO THE VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;

And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow will be dying.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,
The higher he's a-getting,
The sooner will his race be run,
The nearer he's to setting.

That age is best which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer; But being spent, the worse, and worst Times still succeed the former.

Then be not coy, but use your time,

And while ye may, go marry; For having lost but once your prime, You may forever tarry.

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