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

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