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THe man that sighs and sorrows for his sin, The corps which care and wo hath wrapped in, In doleful sort records her Swan-like song, That waits for death, and loaths to live so long. O Glansfield cause of my committed crime, So wed in wealth, as birds in bush of lime; What cause hadst thou to bear such wicked spight Against my love, and eke my hearts delight. I would to God thy wisdom had been more, Or that I had not entred in thy door: Or that thou had a kinder father been Unto thy child, whose years are yet but green. The match unmeet which thou didst make, When aged Page thy daughter home did take: Well mayst thou rue with tears that cannot dry, Which is the cause that four of us must die. Ulallia more bright than Summers Sun, Whose beauty had forever my love won: My soul more sobs to think of thy disgrace, Than to behold my own untimely race. The deed late done in my heart I do repent, But that I lov'd I cannot it relent: Thy seemly sight was ever sweet to me, Would God my death could thy excuser be. It was for me alas thou didst the same, On me by right they ought to lay the blame, My worthless love hath brought my life in scorn, Now wo is me that ever I was born. Farewel my Love, whose loyal heart was seen, Would God thou hadst not half so constant been: Farewel my love, the pride of Plymouth town, Farewel the flower whose beauty is cut down. For twenty years great was the cost I know Thy unkind father did on thee bestow: Yet afterwards so sowre did fortune lowre, He lost his joy and child within an hour. My wrong and woe to God I do commit, Who was the cause of matching them unfit: And yet my guilt I cannot so excuse, We gave consent his life for to abuse. Wretch that I am, that my consent did give, Had I deny'd Ulallia still should live: Blind fancy said this suit do not deny; Live thou in bliss, or else in sorrow die. O Lord forgive this cruel deed of mine, Upon my soul let beams of mercy shine: In justice Lord do thou not vengeance take, Forgive us both for Jesus Christ his sake.