Love
"Amarillis I did woo" (from Faire Virtue)
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Love
Amarillis I did woo,
And I courted Phillis too;
Daphne, for her love, I chose;
Cloris, for that damask rose
In her cheek, I held as dear;
Yea, a thousand liked well near.
And, in love with all together,
Fearèd the enjoying either;
'Cause to be of one possest,
Barred the hope of all the rest.
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Wither, George. “"Amarillis I did woo" (from Faire Virtue).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wither/21/.
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Wither, George. “"Amarillis I did woo" (from Faire Virtue).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wither/21/.
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