VIII

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VIII

“O Isabella, I can half perceive

That I may speak my grief into thine ear;

If thou didst ever anything believe,

Believe how I love thee, believe how near

My soul is to its doom: I would not grieve

Thy hand by unwelcome pressing, would not fear

Thine eyes by gazing; but I cannot live

Another night, and not my passion shrive.