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And of such torture as no God would grutch
To live therein for ever: fry,
Aye and consume, and grow again to die,
And live, and in that casethe]
Love the damnation of that place.
15 [8].
"To Bed, to Bed, sweet Turtles now, and write
This the shortest day,† this the longest night
And yet too short for you; 'tis we
Who count this night as long as three,
Lying alone
Hearing the clock go Ten, Eleven, Twelve, One:
Quickly, quickly then prepare.
And let the young men and the Bridemaids share
Your garters, and their joints
Encircle with the Bridegroom's points.
16 [9].
"By the Bride's eyes, and by the teeming life
Of her green hopes, we charge you that no strife,
Further than virtue lends, gets place
Among you catching at her Lace.
Oh, do not fall
Foul in these noble pastimes, lest you call
Discord in, and so divide
The gentle Bridegroom and the fragrous Bride,
Which Love forefend: but spoken
Be't to your praise: 'No peace was broken'.