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HINC LACHRIMAE; OR THE AUTHOR TO AURORA: 26 by WILLIAM BOSWORTH

First Line: THOU MAY'ST REMEMBER ONCE THOU KNEW'ST ME WELL
Last Line: FOR THERE THOU MAD'ST ME PROMISES ENOW.

Thou may'st remember once thou knew'st me well,
And didst not shame t' account me as thy own;
Then loyal love within thy breast did dwell
And faith, but now no faith in thee is known.
When we in evenings have the valleys trac'd,
And sipt fresh air to close the hasty day,
When with thy steps thou hast the mountains grac'd,
To see how Hesper hied him on his way,
Why wast not careful then to keep thy vow,
For there thou mad'st me promises enow.



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