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11When my love swears that she is made of truth,When my love swears that she is made of truth,
22I do believe her, though I know she lies,I do believe her though I know she lies,
33That she might think me some untutor'd youth,That she might think me some untutor'd youth,
44Unskilful in the world's false forgeries.Unlearned in the world's false subtleties.
55Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young,Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young,
66Although I know my years be past the best,Although she knows my days are past the best,
77I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue,Simply I credit her false-speaking tongue;
88Outfacing faults in love with love's ill rest.On both sides thus is simple truth suppressed.
99But wherefore says my love that she is young?But wherefore says she not she is unjust?
1010And wherefore say not I that I am old?And wherefore say not I that I am old?
1111O, love's best habit is a soothing tongue,O! love's best habit is in seeming trust,
1212And age, in love, loves not to have years told.And age in love loves not to have years told:
1313Therefore I'll lie with love, and love with me, Therefore I lie with her, and she with me,
1414Since that our faults in love thus smother'd be. And in our faults by lies we flatter'd be.

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