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A Madrigal.

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Before me, careless lying,     Young Love his ware comes crying;     Full soon the elf untreasures     His pack of pains and pleasures,--     With roguish eye,     He bids me buy     From out his pack of treasures.     His wallet's stuffed with blisses,     With true-love-knots and kisses,     With rings and rosy fetters,     And sugared vows and letters;--     He holds them out     With boyish flout,     And bids me try the fetters.     Nay, Child (I cry), I know them;     There's little need to show them!     Too well for new believing     I know their past deceiving,--     I am too old     (I say), and cold,     To-day, for new believing!     But still the wanton presses,     With honey-sweet caresses,     And still, to my undoing,     He wins me, with his wooing,     To buy his ware     With all its care,     Its sorrow and undoing.

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