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fixèd faith against oblivion fights,

And I cannot forget her, pretty elf,

Although she cruel be unto my plights;

Yet let me rather clean forget myself,

Then her sweet name out of my mind should go,

Which is th' elixir of my pining soul,

From whence the essence of my life doth flow,

Whose beauty rare my senses all control;

Themselves most happy evermore accounting,

That such a nymph is queen of their affection,

With ravished rage they to the skies are mounting,

Esteeming not their thraldom nor subjection;

But still do joy amidst their misery,

With patience bearing love's captivity.