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Astrophel and Stella - Sonnet XLIX

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I on my horse, and Loue on me, doth trie     Our horsemanships, while by strange worke I proue     A horsman to my horse, a horse to Loue,     And now mans wrongs in me, poor beast! descrie.     The raines wherewith my rider doth me tie     Are humbled thoughts, which bit of reuerence moue,     Curb'd-in with feare, but with gilt bosse aboue     Of hope, which makes it seem fair to the eye:     The wand is will; thou, Fancie, saddle art,     Girt fast by Memorie; and while I spurre     My horse, he spurres with sharpe desire my hart.     He sits me fast, howeuer I do sturre,     And now hath made me to his hand so right,     That in the manage my selfe take delight.

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