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A Welcome

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WELCOME, welcome! do I sing,
Far more welcome than the spring;
He that parteth from you never
Shall enjoy a spring for ever.

He that to the voice is near
         Breaking from your iv'ry pale,
Need not walk abroad to hear
         The delightful nightingale.
         Welcome, welcome, then...

He that looks still on your eyes,
         Though the winter have begun
To benumb our arteries,
         Shall not want the summer's sun.
         Welcome, welcome, then...

He that still may see your cheeks,
         Where all rareness still reposes,
Is a fool if e'er he seeks
         Other lilies, other roses.
         Welcome, welcome, then...

He to whom your soft lip yields,
         And perceives your breath in kissing,
All the odours of the fields
         Never, never shall be missing.
         Welcome, welcome, then...

He that question would anew
         What fair Eden was of old,
Let him rightly study you,
         And a brief of that behold.
         Welcome, welcome, then...


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