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It was a faithlesse Squire, that was the sourse
2 Of all my sorrow, and of these sad teares,
With whom from tender dug of commune nourse,
4 Attonce I was vpbrought, and eft when yeares
More rype vs reason lent to +chose+ our Peares,
6 Our selues in league of vowed loue we knit:
In which we long time without gealous feares,
8 +Or+ faultie thoughts continewd, as was fit;
And for my part I vow, dissembled not a whit.

5 chose > chuse 1609 8 Or > Our 1609

1 "It was a faithless squire, that was the source

squire > gallant, lover

2 Of all my sorrow, and of these sad tears, 3 With whom from tender dug of common nurse,

dug > breast; teat

4 At once I was upbrought, and eft, when years

At once > Together, simultaneously upbrought > brought up eft > afterwards

5 More ripe us reason lent to choose our peers,