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| PHILIP. |
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I love thee! I love thee! |
| LAINE. |
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Nay, nay, thou lov'st me not! |
| PHILIP. |
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Dost thou not hear? I love thee! |
| LAINE. |
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My lord, thou hast forgot
Thou couldst not give me all, |
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For, ah! full well I know |
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That thy fond glance doth fall |
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On one set high above me; |
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Then prithee let me go! let me go! |
| PHILIP. |
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'Tis false! my heart is free! |
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Yon Heav'n may hear my vow — |
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I ne'er have loved but thee, |
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I knew not love till now! |
| LAINE. |
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Ah, no, it may not be! |
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Thou art too high, too great;
I am not fit to mate |
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With one like thee! |
| PHILIP. |
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Yet Beauty's star doth shine |
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Above all earthly state;
It makes the lowliest great — |
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Aye, and it makes thee mine! mine! mine! |
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| LAINE. |
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I too had seen a star; And now, ah, now I know |
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That shining star was Love! |
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And now, ah, now I know — |
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That shining star was Love! |
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And now, ah, now I know, now I know |
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That shining star was Love! |
| PHILIP. |
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For here my life's long quest
To find the loveliest |
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Sweet love, |
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Doth end, in thee, sweet love, in thee —
Ever in love for thee, for thee! |
| LAINE. |
PHILIP. |
| For here, upon they breast, |
Then here, my life's long quest |
| My heart hath found its rest, |
To find the lovliest |
| Dear lord, in love for thee! |
Doth end, sweet love, in thee! |
| In thee, forever, forever, forever, forever. |
In thee, forever, forever, forever, forever. |
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