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From your hand to haue its meate, And when it hath fully fed, It will fetch Iumpes aboue your head, As innocently to expresse Its silly sheepish thankfullnesse, 100 When you bid it, it will play, Be it either night or day, This _Lirope_ I haue for thee, So thou alone wilt liue with me. _Cleon._ From him O turne thine eare away, And heare me my lou'd _Lirope_, I haue a Kid as white as milke, His skin as soft as _Naples_ silke, His hornes in length are wondrous euen, And curiously by nature writhen; 110 It is of th' Arcadian kinde, Ther's not the like twixt either _Inde_; If you walke, 'twill walke you by, If you sit downe, it downe will lye, It with gesture will you wooe, And counterfeit those things you doe; Ore each Hillock it will vault, And nimbly doe the Summer-sault, Upon the hinder Legs 'twill goe, And follow you a furlong so, 120 And if by chance a Tune you roate, 'Twill foote it finely to your note, Seeke the worlde and you may misse To finde out such a thing as this; This my loue I haue for thee So thou'lt leaue him and goe with me. _Lirope._ Beleeue me Youths your gifts are rare, And you offer wondrous faire; _Lalus_ for Lambe, _Cleon_ for Kyd, 'Tis hard to iudge which most doth bid, 130 And haue you two such things in store, And I n'er knew of them before? Well yet I dare a Wager lay That _Brag_ my little Dog shall play, As dainty tricks when I shall bid, As _Lalus_ Lambe, or _Cleons_ Kid. But t' may fall out that I may neede them Till when yee may doe well to feed them; Your Goate and Mutton pretty be But Youths these are noe bayts for me, 140 Alasse good men, in vaine ye wooe, 'Tis not your Lambe nor Kid will doe. _Lalus._ I haue two Sparrow
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