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1291. Thou seest how his heart serveth his will : then, how is it that thou obeyest not me, O my Heart ?

1292. Thou seest, my Heart, how he neglecteth me: and yet thou consortest with him as if he were thy friend !

1293. Thou followest him at thy own sweet will and pleasure, my Heart : dost thou also teach me that those who are unfortunate have no friends?

1294.Thou refusest to indulge in a bouderie, my Heart, before showing thy delight in his company: who is going hereafter to take thee as a confidant in such like things?

1295. It feareth lest it should not get him, and when it hath got him, it feareth lest it should lose him: thus there is no end to the pangs that my Heart suffereth. Rh