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Fair Em (Quarto 1, 1593)
of Manchester.
1426But you are deceiued, yfaith he will none of you.
1428As in the same I put my whole delight.
1430Made me forsake her quite,
1431For which I had her fathers franke consent.
1432William. What were the impediments?
1435Em. Pardon my Lord, Ile tell your grace the troth,
1436Be it not imputed to mee as discredite.
1439The forme and feature of that countenance
1440Which I did shrine an ydoll in mine heart.
1441And neuer could I see a man methought
1442That equald Manuile in my partiall eye.
1443Nor was there any loue betweene vs lost,
1444But that I held the same in high regard,
1446Of whome my Manuile grewe thus iealous:
1447As if he tooke exception I vouchsafed
1451By counterfaiting that I neither sawe nor heard,
1452Any wayes to rid my hands of them.
1453All this I did to keepe my Manuiles loue,
1454Which he vnkindly seekes for to rewarde.
1455Maluile. And did my Em to keepe her faith with mee
1457Pardon me sweet Em, for I am onely thine.
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