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It is too soon , my child , for thee to know What sadness is . Lord Wil . Will not my
father come home soon ? Eleanor told me he would : she would not tell a lye .
Lady Sal . No , love . Lord Wil . Then he will come . Lady Sal . Sweet innocence !
It is too soon , my child , for thee to know What sadness is . Lord Wil . Will not my
father come home soon ? Eleanor told me he would : she would not tell a lye .
Lady Sal . No , love . Lord Wil . Then he will come . Lady Sal . Sweet innocence !
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No more ; my soul is satisfied , and thinks Of nothing now but happiness and thee
. Lady Sal . Say then , thou wanderer - Oh ! I have · much Of thee to ask , thou
much to hear : how is ' t I see thee , see thee thus ? Where hast thou been ?
No more ; my soul is satisfied , and thinks Of nothing now but happiness and thee
. Lady Sal . Say then , thou wanderer - Oh ! I have · much Of thee to ask , thou
much to hear : how is ' t I see thee , see thee thus ? Where hast thou been ?
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Intruder , bold as thou art officious , wherefore Should ' st thou concern thee in
this lady ' s cause ? Lord Sal . The cause of innocence should be the cause Of all
- Confess thee , lord , was ' t nobly done , To let those bold , those rude assailants
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Intruder , bold as thou art officious , wherefore Should ' st thou concern thee in
this lady ' s cause ? Lord Sal . The cause of innocence should be the cause Of all
- Confess thee , lord , was ' t nobly done , To let those bold , those rude assailants
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Thee of unguarded danger - Oh ! my lord , My lord ! beware of horrid
treacheryWhatever knight thou not ' st , that , traitor like , Approacheth thee with
smiles ; that , with the charm Of honey ' d speech , would practice on thy hearing ,
Of him ...
Thee of unguarded danger - Oh ! my lord , My lord ! beware of horrid
treacheryWhatever knight thou not ' st , that , traitor like , Approacheth thee with
smiles ; that , with the charm Of honey ' d speech , would practice on thy hearing ,
Of him ...
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Against whatever ill that may approach thee , and tu Awake ! - rouse from the bed
of listless sleep , Poes And see who comes to greet thee . hose Enter LORD
SALISBURY . Lord Sal . Do I dream i Or am I in the regions of the unblest , Beset
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Against whatever ill that may approach thee , and tu Awake ! - rouse from the bed
of listless sleep , Poes And see who comes to greet thee . hose Enter LORD
SALISBURY . Lord Sal . Do I dream i Or am I in the regions of the unblest , Beset
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Page 87 - With a feigned pilgrimage, and dressed myself In habit of a boy ; and, for I knew My birth no match for you, I was past hope Of having you ; and, understanding well That when I made discovery of my sex I could not stay with you, I made a vow, By all the most religious things a maid Could call together, never to be known...
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