Versos English Stephen Hawes Pucell

English poem

Pucell

by (1474–1523)

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Ha, ha! what vayleth all your flattery? Your fayned wordes shall not me appese To make myne herte to enclyne inwardly; For I my selfe nowe do nothynge suppose But for to prove me you flatter and glose. You shall not dye as longe as you speke, There is no love can cause your herte to breke.