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A MADRIGAL by GEORGE WITHER

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First Line: AMARYLLIS I DID WOO / AND I COURTED PHILLIS TOO
Last Line: BARRED THE HOPE OF ALL THE REST.
AMARYLLIS I did woo;
And I courted Phillis too;
Daphne for her love I chose;
Chloris, for that damask rose
In her cheek I held as dear;
Yea, a thousand liked, well near;
And, in love with all together,
Feared the enjoying either,
'Cause to be of one possessed,
Barred the hope of all the rest.



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