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11Now is my love all ready forth to come: Now is my Love all ready forth to come:
22Let all the virgins therefore well await: Let all the virgins therefore well awayt,
33And ye fresh boys that tend upon her groom And ye fresh boyes, that tend upon her groome,
44Prepare yourselves; for he is coming straight. Prepare your selves, for he is comming strayt.
55Set all your things in seemly good array Set all your things in seemely good aray,
66Fit for so joyful day: Fit for so ioyfull day,
77The joyfulst day that ever sun did see. The ioyfulst day that ever sunne did see.
88Fair Sun, show forth thy favourable ray, Fair Sun! shew forth thy favourable ray,
99And let thy liful heat not fervent be And let thy lifull heat not fervent be,
1010For fear of burning her sunshiny face, For feare of burning her sunshyny face,
1111Her beauty to disgrace. Her beauty to disgrace.
1212O fairest Phoebus! father of the Muse! O fayrest Phoebus! Father of the Muse!
1313If ever I did honour thee aright, If ever I did honour thee aright,
1414Or sing the thing that mote thy mind delight, Or sing the thing that mote thy mind delight,
1515Do not thy servant's simple boon refuse, Doe not thy servants simple boone refuse,
1616But let this day, let this one day be mine, But let this day, let this one day, be mine;
1717Let all the rest be thine. Let all the rest be thine.
1818Then I thy sovereign praises loud will sing, Then I thy soverayne prayses loud wil sing,
1919That all the woods shall answer and their echo ring.That all the woods shal answer, and theyr eccho ring.

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