Dear love, for nothing less than thee 
Would I have broke this happy dream; 
It was a theme 
For reason, much too strong for phantasy: 
Therefore thou waked'st me wisely; yet 
My dream thou brok'st not, but continued'st it. 
Thou art so truth that thoughts of thee suffice 
To make dreams truths, and fables histories. 
Enter these arms, for since thou thought'st it best 
Not to dream all my dream, let's act the rest. 
As lightning or a taper's light, 
Thine eyes, and not thy noise, waked me; 
Yet I thought thee 
(For thou lov'st truth) an angel at first sight; 
But when I saw thou saw'st my heart, 
And knew'st my thoughts, beyond an angels art, 
When thou knew'st what I dreamt, when thou knew'st when 
Excess of joy would wake me, and cam'st then, 
I must confess it could not choose but be 
Prophane to think thee anything but thee. 

Comming and staying showed thee thee, 
But rising makes me doubt, that now 
Thou art not thou. 
That Love is weak, where fear's as strong as he; 
'Tis not all spirit pure and brave 
If mixture it of Fear, Shame, Honour, have. 
Perchance as torches, which must ready be, 
Men light and put out, so thou deal'st with me, 
Thou cam'st to kindle, go'st to come; Then I 
Will dream that hope again, but else would die. 

 
Le cher amour, parce que rien que moins que le thee j'aurais n'a 
cassé ce rêve heureux; C'était un thème pour la raison, beaucoup 
trop fort pour phantasy: Par conséquent waked'st de thou je sagement 
; pourtant mon brok'st rêveur de thou pas, mais continued'st il. De 
thou d'art vérité ainsi que les pensées du thee suffisent pour 
faire des vérités de rêves, et histoires de fables. Entrer dans ces 
bras, pour depuis le thought'st de thou il mieux pour ne pas rêver 
tout mon rêve, agissons le repos. Comme foudre ou lumière d'un 
cône, les yeux de Thine, et le bruit non thy, m'ont réveillé; 
Pourtant j'ai pensé le thee (pour la vérité de lov'st de thou) un 
ange à première vue; Mais quand j'ai vu le saw'st de thou mon 
coeur, et knew'st mes pensées, au delà d'un art d'anges, quand le 
knew'st de thou ce que j'ai rêvé, quand le knew'st de thou quand 
l'excès de la joie me réveillerait, et le cam'st alors, je doivent 
l'admettre ne pourraient pas choisir mais être Prophane pour penser 
le thee quelque chose mais thee. 

Comming et rester ont montré le thee de thee, mais se lever me fait 
le doute, ce maintenant thou d'art de thou pas. Cet amour est faible, 
où la crainte aussi forte que lui; 'Tis non tout l'esprit pur et 
courageux si le mélange il de la crainte, honte, honneur, ont. 
Peut-être pendant que les torches, qui doivent préparer soient, les 
hommes s'allument et eteignent, ainsi deal'st de thou avec moi, cam'st 
de thou à allumer, go'st à venir; Alors je rêverai cet espoir 
encore, mais autrement mourrais. 

 
O caro amor, porque nada que menos do que o thee eu teria quebraram 
este sonho feliz; Era um tema para a razão, muito demasiado forte 
para phantasy: Conseqüentemente waked'st de mil mim sàbiamente; 
contudo meu brok'st ideal de mil não, mas continued'st ele. De mil da 
arte verdade assim que os pensamentos do thee bastam fazer verdades 
dos sonhos, e histories dos fables. Entrar nestes braços, para desde 
o thought'st de mil ele melhor para não sonhar todo meu sonho, 
deixar-nos agir o descanso. Como o relâmpago ou a luz de um 
atarraxamento, os olhos de Thine, e o ruído nao thy, acordaram-me; 
Contudo eu pensei do thee (para a verdade do lov'st de mil) um angel 
na primeira vista; Mas quando eu vi o saw'st de mil meu coração, e 
knew'st meus pensamentos, além de uma arte dos angels, quando o 
knew'st de mil o que eu sonhei, quando o knew'st de mil quando o 
excesso da alegria me acordaria, e o cam'st então, mim devem confess 
o não poderiam escolher mas ser Prophane para pensar do thee qualquer 
coisa mas thee. 

Comming e permanecer mostraram o thee do thee, mas levantar-se faz-me 
a dúvida, esse agora mil da arte de mil não. Esse amor é fraco, 
onde medo tão forte quanto ele; ' Tis não todo o espírito puro e 
bravo se a mistura ele do medo, shame, honra, tiver. Perchance 
enquanto as tochas, que devem se aprontar forem, os homens se iluminam 
e se põem para fora, assim que deal'st de mil com mim, cam'st a 
kindle, go'st de mil a vir; Então eu sonharei essa esperança outra 
vez, mas mais morreria. 

 
El amor querido, porque nada que menos que thee tendría rompieron 
este sueño feliz; Era un tema por razón, mucho demasiado fuerte para 
phantasy: Por lo tanto waked'st de mil yo sabiamente; con todo mi 
brok'st ideal de mil no, pero continued'st él. De mil del arte verdad 
tan que los pensamientos del thee son suficientes hacer verdades de 
los sueños, e historias de los fables. Entrar en estos brazos, para 
desde el thought'st de mil él lo más mejor posible para no soñar 
todo mi sueño, actuemos el resto. Como el relámpago o luz de un 
ahusamiento, los ojos de Thine, y el ruido no thy, me despertaron; Con 
todo pensé thee (para la verdad del lov'st de mil) un ángel a 
primera vista; Pero cuando vi el saw'st de mil mi corazón, y knew'st 
mis pensamientos, más allá de un arte de los ángeles, cuando el 
knew'st de mil qué soñaba, cuando el knew'st de mil cuando el exceso 
de la alegría me despertaría, y el cam'st entonces, yo deben 
confesarlo no podrían elegir sino ser Prophane para pensar el thee 
todo menos thee. 

Comming y el permanecer demostraron thee del thee, pero el 
levantamiento me hace la duda, ese ahora mil del arte de mil no. Está 
débil ese amor, donde el miedo tan fuerte como él; ' Tis no todo el 
alcohol puro y valiente si la mezcla él del miedo, vergüenza, honor, 
tiene. Perchance como sean las antorchas, que deben alistar, los 
hombres se encienden y ponen hacia fuera, así que deal'st de mil con 
mí, cam'st a encender, go'st de mil a venir; Entonces soñaré esa 
esperanza otra vez, pero  moriría. 

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