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::348 XXVIII. EDMUND SPENSER.Thc gentle shepheard satte beside a springe.All in <strong>the</strong> shadowe <strong>of</strong> a bushye brere,That Coli?i hight, which wel could pype and singe,For he <strong>of</strong> Tityrus his songs did lere.There as he satte in secreate shade alone, 5Thus gan he make <strong>of</strong> loue his piteous mone.soueraigne Pan, thou God <strong>of</strong> shepheards all,Which <strong>of</strong> our tender Lambkins takest keepe :And when our flocks in<strong>to</strong> mischaunce mought fall,Doest saue <strong>from</strong> mischiefe <strong>the</strong> vnwary sheepe/Vis <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir maisters hast no lesse regardeThen <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> flocks, which thou doest watch and ward1 <strong>the</strong>e beseche (so be thou deigne <strong>to</strong> heareRude ditties tund <strong>to</strong> shepheards Oaten reede,Or if I euer sonet song so ^ cleare 15As it with pleasaunce mought thy fancy feede)Hearken awhile, <strong>from</strong> thy greene cabinet.The rurall song <strong>of</strong> carefull Colinet.Whilome in youth, when flowrd my ioyfull spring,Like Swallow swift I wandred here and <strong>the</strong>re : 20For heate <strong>of</strong> heedlesse lust me so did sting,That I <strong>of</strong> doubted daunger had no feare.I went <strong>the</strong> wastefuU woodes and forest wyde,10Withouten dreade <strong>of</strong> Wolues <strong>to</strong> bene espyed.I wont <strong>to</strong> raunge amydde <strong>the</strong> mazie thickette, 25And ga<strong>the</strong>r nuttes <strong>to</strong> make me Christmas game :And ioyed <strong>of</strong>t <strong>to</strong> chace <strong>the</strong> trembling Pricket,Or hunt <strong>the</strong> hartlesse hare, til shee were tame.What wreaked I <strong>of</strong> wintrye ages waste ?Tho deemed I, my spring would euer laste. 30^ First edition ' <strong>to</strong>.'

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