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A56797
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Love in it's [sic] extasie, or, The large prerogative a kind of royall pastorall / written long since by a gentleman student at Aeton and now published.
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Peaps, William.
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1649
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Wing P967; ESTC R12208
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sepulchre_n my_o bed_n thy_o winding-sheet_n hymen_n shall_v write_v thy_o joyful_a epitaph_n and_o virgin_n pure_a shall_v 〈◊〉_d a_o epithalamium_n for_o a_o elegy_n we_o two_o like_v to_o two_o meeting_n channel_n will_v turn_v one_o one_o individed_a and_o unite_a body_n cha._n oh_o flavanda_n i_o blush_v to_o see_v thou_o i_o be_o a_o villain_n grow_v yet_o i_o still_o dear_o love_v thou_o i_o be_o inconstant_a dear_a can_v thou_o think_v it_o the_o fickle_a fortune_n be_v more_o steadfast_a the_o wind_n ofttimes_o be_v stable_n but_o my_o heart_n waver_v at_o every_o object_n fla._n have_v i_o a_o rival_n than_o charastus_n be_v the_o stream_n of_o your_o affection_n then_o divide_v and_o your_o love_n grow_v less_o cha._n not_o less_o flavanâ—a_n stream_n part_v with_o a_o stop_n 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o great_a violence_n 〈◊〉_d her_o side_n than_o when_o they_o keep_v unite_v in_o one_o channel_n fla_n i_o 〈◊〉_d â—onâ—â—ss_n my_o unworthiness_n i_o will_v resign_v unto_o thy_o â—â—ether_a love_n can_v i_o but_o think_v her_o worthy_a cha._n never_o oh_o never_o never_o shall_v thou_o do_v it_o for_o soon_o sure_a the_o god_n can_v separate_v the_o orb_n thâ—n_v our_o so_o long_o unite_v heart_n enter_v constantina_n be_v the_o separation_n but_o in_o nature_n power_n here_o come_v those_o ray_n that_o easy_o will_v make_v the_o dissolution_n fla._n thou_o have_v make_v a_o worthy_a choice_n charastus_n i_o glory_n in_o my_o rival_n more_o than_o lover_n in_o their_o nuptial_n this_o act_n confirm_v your_o love_n to_o i_o and_o shall_v i_o die_v i_o make_v no_o question_n but_o my_o liveless_a trunk_n will_v pleasure_v in_o your_o happiness_n no_o â—oâ—iembrace_n can_v you_o exchange_v but_o i_o shall_v be_v partaker_n no_o kiss_n without_o a_o joyful_a blush_n from_o my_o wan_a cheek_n shall_v join_v your_o tender_a lip_n together_o delay_v not_o then_o your_o joy_n for_o i_o my_o love_n be_v old_a and_o stale_a hen_n fresh_a than_o the_o maiden_n rose_n 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