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11Ask me why I send you hereAsk me why I send you here,
22This sweet Infanta of the year?The firstling of the infant year;
33Ask me why I send to youAsk me why I send to you,
44This Primrose, thus be-pearled with dew?This primrose all bepearl'd with dew;
55I will whisper to your ears:I straight will whisper in your ears
66The sweets of love are mix'd with tears.The sweets of love are washed with tears.
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88Ask me why this flow'r does showAsk me why this flower doth shew
99So yellow-green, and sickly too?So yellow, green, and sickly too:
1010Ask me why the stalk is weakAsk me why the stalk is weak
1111And bending, yet it doth not break?And bending yet it doth not break;
1212I will answer: -- these discoverI must tell you, these discover
1313What doubts and fears are in a lover.What doubts and fears are in a lover.

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