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^e (l^aU alfo fiiiDe t^ts tontf en of Uofes, tl^at at t|ie firff tljc? 

 ipcre all toliite, ano t^at tfic? bcr am? reo aftertoarD fvitii tfje 



bI(DD of t[)e goDDelTe Menu£i,tDf}tt^ toaiS Done in t^s fo;f« 

 v[aenu0 loueD t^e i^oon^er 0Dont0 better f^an tbe Inarrter 



a^ars(lDl)0 loueo caenus iDitb all ijis fbjce ano migtjt)bot tolien 

 Spare perccmeD tfjat Menus loueo 0Doni0 better tljan fjim, Ije 

 fleiu ^oonts, thinking b^ tpiB meaner to caufe ti^enus not oneli? 

 to fo;jg6,but alfo to fojgct btr frtenb ;aDont0, ano fo to loue ^ars 

 finely : of tbe iubtcb tbtng \i)ftm tmenus baD toarntng bolt) anD 

 iDb^re it l^oulD be acromplilbeb, ^e tnas fuDOenl^ moueD) anD 

 ran battilr to baue refcueD jaDonis,but tafeing no care of tbe toag 

 atafuDDenerctl^etoastoare, l^etb^etoljir felfe tpon abeooj 

 tW'kct of tobtte Hofes, tob^rcas \i)it\t ll^arpe anD cruell tbo^nsr, 

 bir tenDcr fate luere fo p^itkt anD luounDeD, tbat fbe blaiD 

 fpjang out abounDantlp, lt»bf r^toifljall tob^n t^ ^oks toere 

 beDeioeD anD fpjinblcD, tttv became all rcD, t^t lobicb colour 

 t\)tv Do pet kape(moje 0^ leire)acco?Ding to t^e qnantitte of blojot 

 tifdt fell bpon tbem ) in remembrance of t^c clcere anD pleafant 

 ^enus, ^ome others lujitc tbat foj terp anger tobtcb fl^c IjaD 



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gainft spars, fojtbe feilltng of btr frienD t^t fatre 

 DoniSjlbe gaue bir tenoer bcDte tuillingl^ to be fpotleD anD man^ 

 gleD : anD in Defpite of ^arfi,0[|e t^aeto bir felft into abeD oj ^u 

 bo; of p jicfelep iJofes, 



S>ome alfo rap,tbat Kofes became reD toif b f b^ catting Dotone 

 of tbat beauenlp D;jin&e /pertar, \jo\iuf) toas IbcD bp Cupioe tbat 

 iuanton bop, tobo placing toitb t\)t CDoDDelTe fitting at tbe table 

 at,3 banhef, Iwttb W boinga ouertbjeto t^e potinberin tl^z^x^ 

 tartoas. 0nD tberefore ais pbilottratus (aitb, tfjeKofeia tl)e 

 flotoer of CupiDjOj CupiDs flotoer* ' 



^ The Mature. 



Hofe leaaes,tl)at is to fap of tbc flotoers, Be W of complcri^ 

 on,anD fometobat moiff , taking part of a binoing qualitte, 2Cbc 

 flotoertbat istofap, tbe little pelloiu Ijaires tbat grotoc in tbe 

 miDDlc of tbe Kofe,are manifeftip D^ie f aftringent : of tbe ^niz 

 iiature are tlje buD0,&nops^nD fruit, loitb t\}t rougb ronnD bai^ 



batole oj cjxrefcence that is founoe grotoing Upon tbe toiloe 



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