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THE INDIFFERENT; SONG by THOMAS FLATMAN

First Line: PRITHEE CONFESS FOR MY SAKE AND YOUR OWN
Last Line: AND YOU DESPISE ALL THIS, PRAY WHAT ARE YOU?

PRITHEE confess for my sake and your own,
Am I the man or no?
If I am he, thou canst not do't too soon,
If not, thou canst not be too slow.
If Woman cannot love, Man's folly's great
Your sex with so much zeal to treat;
But if we freely proffer to pursue
Our tender thoughts and spotless love,
Which nothing shall remove,
And you despise all this, pray what are you?



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