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Quant ce viendra au droit destraindre
Comment veray mon œil contraindre
Et mon cuer faindre
A mon douloureux partement
De vous mon loyal pensement
A qui nulle ne puet attaindre.
Lermes et pleurs gemir et plaindre
Feront mes yeulx pallir et taindre
Sans rien en faindre
Et lesser tout esbatement
Quant ce viendra au droit destraindre
Comment veray mon œil contraindre
Et mon cuer faindre
A mon douloureux partement
Souspirs engoissuex pour refraindre
Ma joye et ma plaisance estaindre
Ou les reffaindre
Sourdront en moy si largement
Que ne pourray lors bonnement
A grace et a mercy avaindre.
Quant ce viendra au droit destraindre
Comment veray mon œil contraindre
Et mon cuer faindre
A mon douloureux partement
De vous mon loyal pensement
A qui nulle ne puet attaindre.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-09-10
Line count: 26
Word count: 128
When it comes to main force, How shall I see my eye contain And my heart feign At my grievous parting From you, my faithful feeling Which no other woman can attain? Tears and sobs, groaning and grieving Will make my eyes pale and colourless, Without feigning anything And abandoning any amusement When it comes to main force, How shall I see my eye contain And my heart feign At my grievous parting? Anguished sighs to restrain My joy and extinguish my pleasure, Or to imitate them, Will well up in me so greatly That I shall not be able quite simply To attain grace and mercy. When it comes to main force, How shall I see my eye contain And my heart feign At my grievous parting From you, my faithful feeling Which no other woman can attain?
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This text was added to the website: 2012-09-10
Line count: 26
Word count: 139
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