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And when that they obtained haue,
the loue that they require,
Then haue they al their perfect ioie,
and quenched is the fire.
¶ Rosemarie is for remembrance,
betweene vs daie and night:
Wishing that I might alwaies haue,
you present in my sight.
And when I cannot haue,
as I haue said before,
Then Cupid with his deadly dart,
doth wound my heart full sore.
¶ Sage is for sustenance,
that should mans life sustaine,
For I do stil lie languishing,
continually in paine,
And shall do stil vntil I die,
except thou fauour show:
My paine and all my greeuous smart,
ful wel you do it know.
¶ Fenel is for flaterers,
an euil thing it is sure:
But I haue alwaies meant truely,
with constant heart most pure:
And will continue in the same,
as long as life doth last,
Still hoping for a ioiful daie,
when all our paines be past.
¶ Violet is for faithfulnesse,
which in me shall abide:
Hoping likewise that from your heart,
you wil not let it slide.
And wil continue in the same,
as you haue nowe begunne:
And then for euer to abide,
then you my heart haue wonne.
