You knowe the life which lingring louers lead,

You know how sweete it is to scale the walles

Of her good wyl, who liude in feare and dreade,

You know right wel how wel those wightes haue sped,

Who haue at last by driftes of long delay,

Their hoped meede, and wished pleasant praye.

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[Which pray when I by tract of time obtaynde,

And had my wyl when best it did me please,

As I three monthes amidst my blesse remaynde,