My hart, my hands, mine eyes, and all assayd?

Me liefer were ten thousand deathes[571] priefe,

Then wound of gealous worme, and shame of such repriefe.

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And chawing vengeance all the way I went,

Soone as my loathed loue appeard in sight,

With wrathfull hand I slew her innocent;

That after soone I dearely did lament:

For when the cause of that outrageous deede

Demaunded, I made plaine and euident,