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True love hath led my heart to     The courteous person will say choose. well.

My heart is dead, if you refuse. Ever, or never.

As faithful to thee, as may be. My rejoicing is repentance.

I vow to be thine! Yours, or not his own.

Long wished, at last obtained. If virtue thou embrace, Thou needs must fear disgrace. By desert worthy of praise.

Restless I live. No friend to faith in sickness or                                     health. Loathing life yet living death. My faith unfeigned, my friend shall find. My secret hope in time may hap. No lack where love. Requite my love. Pity his part, Remit my love. Who presenteth thee his heart. GOD guide the hand, Let love prevail,                  Whereon I stand. Till death doth fail. Experientia docet. Let not absence forget friendship. Bought wit is best. Death is gain, life is pain. Out of sight, out of mind. Let love increase! Time trieth all things. When fortune frowneth, Then love is changed. Time tarrieth no man.

The pledge of her remembrance. By faith I live, and faith I give.

Bold force overcometh high         O that I were as able as willing! things. Speak well, or else be mute. Together, and for ever. What joy to a contented mind? Blessed are the dead That die in the LORD. Live in love without mislike.

Be true till death                 The man that receiveth well, Doth take thy breath. fareth not ill.

Wherever I be,                     No labour lost in doing well. Think on me. A quiet wife prolongeth life.

Friends fail, but GOD never. Live well, and die never; Die well, and live ever. Let no man part that GOD hath joined. Repentance deserveth pardon.

Nothing but GOD above              GOD made my choice, Can part my love. To cause my joy.

No good cometh of idleness. Fancy is fickle.