possibly by Samuel Daniel (1562 - 1619) and possibly by Thomas Maske
Love is a sickness full of woes
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Language: English
Love is a sickness full of woes,
All remedies refusing;
A plant that with most cutting grows,
Most barren with best using,
Why so?
More we enjoy it, more it dies;
If not enjoy'd, it sighing cries --
Heigh ho!
Love is a torment of the mind,
A tempest everlasting;
And Jove hath made it of a kind
Not well, nor full, nor fasting.
Why so?
More we enjoy it, more it dies;
If not enjoy'd, it sighing cries --
Heigh ho!
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- possibly by Samuel Daniel (1562 - 1619), "Love is a sickness" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- possibly by Thomas Maske , "Love is a sickness" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Word count: 82