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THE EXCHANGE; A DIALOGUE by THOMAS STANLEY

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First Line: THAT KISS, WHICH LAST THOU GAV'ST ME, STOLE
Last Line: LOVE ONLY CAN THESE WONDERS SHOW.
@3Phil.@1

THAT kiss, which last thou gav'st me, stole
My fainting life away,
Yet, though to thy breast fled, my soul
Still in mine own doth stay;

@3Char.@1

And with the same warm breath did mine
Into thy bosom slide;
There dwell contracted unto thine,
Yet still with me reside.

@3Chor.@1

Both souls thus in desire are one,
And each is two in skill;
Doubled in intellect alone,
United in the will.
Weak Nature no such power doth know:
Love only can these wonders show.



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