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Fair Rosamond.

When as King Henry this land,

the second of that name;

Besides the queen he loved dear,

a fair and comely dame.

Most peerless was her beauty found,

her and her face:

A sweeter creature in the world,

could never prince cmbraceembrace [sic].

Her crisped locks like threads of ,

appear'd to each man s sight,

Her comely eyes like orient pearl,

did cast a heavenly light.

The blood within her crystal cheeks,

did snchsuch [sic] a colour drive.

As though the lily and the rose

for mastership did strive

Fair Rosamond Rosamond,

her name was called so

To whom dame Eleanor our queen

was known a deadly foe.

The king therefore for her ,

against the furious queen,

At Woodstock builded such a bower;

the like was ncvernever [sic] seen.