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But when their tongues could not speak,
Love itself did silence break:
Love did set his lips asunder,
Thus to speak in love and wonder.

"STELLA! Sovereign of my joy!
Fair triumpher of annoy!
STELLA! Star of heavenly fire!
STELLA! Loadstar of desire!"

"STELLA! in whose shining eyes,
Are the lights of CUPID'S skies;
Whose beams where they once are darted,
Love therewith is straight imparted."

"STELLA! whose voice when it speaks,
Senses all asunder breaks.
STELLA! whose voice when it singeth,
Angels' to acquaintance bringeth."

"STELLA! in whose body is
Writ each character of bliss.
Whose face all, all beauty passeth;
Save thy mind which yet surpasseth."

"Grant! O grant! but speech, alas,
Fails me, fearing on to pass:
Grant! O me! what am I saying?
But no fault there is in praying."

"Grant! O Dear! on knees I pray"
Knees on ground he then did stay
"That not I; but since I love you,
Time and place for me may move you!"