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<HEAD>&leaf; A Newe Ballade of a Louer / Extollinge his Ladye.</HEAD>
<OPENER> To the tune of Damon and Pithias.</OPENER>
<P><GAP DESC="music">ALas my harte doth boyle, and burne with in my bre&s;te: To &s;howe to th&eacute;e myne</P>
<P><GAP DESC="music">onely d&eacute;ere, my &s;ute and &s;ure reque&s;t. My loue no toung can tell, ne pen can well de&s;crye:</P>
<P><GAP DESC="music">Extend thy Loue for loue againe? Or els for Loue I dye.</P>
<LG>
<L>&para; My loue is &s;et &s;o &s;uer,</L>
<L>And fixed on thee &s;o:</L>
<L>That by no meanes I can ab&s;taine,</L>
<L>My faythfull loue to &s;howe,</L>
<L>My wounded harte theirfore:</L>
<L>To thee for helpe doth crye:</L>
<L>Extend thy loue for loue againe,</L>
<L>Or els for loue I dye.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>&para; Although the Gods were bent,</L>
<L>With greedie mynde to &s;laye:</L>
<L>My corpes with cruell panges of death,</L>
<L>And lyfe to take awaye.</L>
<L>yet &s;hould my faythfull harte,</L>
<L>At no tyme from thee flye:</L>
<L>Show loue therfore for loue againe,</L>
<L>Or els for loue I dye.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>&para; Although the Sun were bent,</L>
<L>To burne me with his beames:</L>
<L>and that mine eyes throw greuos pa~gs,</L>
<L>Should &s;end forth bloudy &s;treames.</L>
<L>yet would I not for &s;ake,</L>
<L>But &s;tyll to thee wolude crye:</L>
<L>To &s;howe me loue for loue againe,</L>
<L>Or els for loue I dye.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>&para;ye though ech &s;terre were tournd,</L>
<L>Vntyll a fiery darte:</L>
<L>And were all ready bent with payne,</L>
<L>To perce throwe out my harte.</L>
<L>yet coulde I not for&s;ake,</L>
<L>To loue thee faythfullye,</L>
<L>Extend thy loue for loue againe,</L>
<L>Or els for loue I dye.</L>
</LG>
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<LG>
<L>&leaf; ye though eche foule were formde,</L>
<L>A Serpent fell to be:</L>
<L>My corps to &s;lay w^t bloudy wou~ds,</L>
<L>And to deuower me.</L>
<L>yet would I be thine owne,</L>
<L>To loue full hartelye:</L>
<L>Extend thy loue for loue againe,</L>
<L>Or els for loue I dye.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>&para;ye though the Lyon were,</L>
<L>with gapinge gredye Iawe:</L>
<L>Readye with rygorus raggye teeth,</L>
<L>My fle&s;he to teare and gnawe,</L>
<L>yet woulde I be thine owne,</L>
<L>To &s;erue mo&s;t earne&s;tlye:</L>
<L>Extend thy loue, for loue againe,</L>
<L>Or els for loue I dye.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>&para; ye though the fi&s;hes all,</L>
<L>That &s;wymes in &s;urginge &s;ea&s;e:</L>
<L>&s;hould &s;wallowe me w^t gredy mouth</L>
<L>yet could thee not apea&s;e.</L>
<L>My earne&s;t harte to thee,</L>
<L>To loue entyerlye:</L>
<L>Extend thy loue for loue againe,</L>
<L>Or els for loue I dye.</L>
</LG>
<LG>
<L>&para; ye though the earth would gape,</L>
<L>And &s;wallowe me there in:</L>
<L>And that I &s;hould tormentyd be,</L>
<L>In hell with euery fyn.</L>
<L>yet would I be thy owne,</L>
<L>To &s;aue or els to &s;pyll:</L>
<L>Show me therfore lyke loue againe</L>
<L>Or els thou do&s;t me kyll.</L>
</LG>
<TRAILER>Finis.</TRAILER>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>&abquod; M. O&s;b.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>Imprinted at London, in Flet&s;trete at the &s;igne of the Faucon, by Wylliam Gryffith. 1568.</P>
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