Versos English William Browne Song

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FOR her gait, if she be walking; Be she sitting, I desire her For her state's sake; and admire her For her wit if she be talking; 2Gait and state and wit approve her; 2For which all and each I love her.

Be she sullen, I commend her For a modest. Be she merry, For a kind one her prefer I. Briefly, everything doth lend her 2So much grace, and so approve her, 2That for everything I love her.