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From that first tree forth flowd, as from a well,

A trickling streame of balme, most soveraine

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The joyous day gan early to appeare;
And fayre Aurora from the deawy bed
Of aged Tithone gan herselfe to reare
With rosy cheekes, for shame as blushing
red:

Her golden locks for hast were loosely. shed

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And dainty deare, which on the ground About her eares, when Una her did marke still fell, Clymbe to her charet, all with flowers.

And overflowed all the fertile plaine,
As it had deawed bene with timely raine:
Life and long health that gracious oint-

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gemmes,

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Fit to decke maydens bowres,
And crowne their paramours,
Against the brydale day, which is not
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Sweete Themmes, runne softly, till I
end my song.

There, in a meadow, by the rivers side, A flocke of nymphes I chaunced to espy, 20 All lovely daughters of the flood thereby, With goodly greenish locks all loose untyde,

As each had bene a bryde:

And each one had a little wicker basket, Made of fine twigs entrayled curiously, 25 In which they gathered flowers to fill their flasket;

And with fine fingers cropt full feateously10 The tender stalkes on hye.

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