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First Line: In youth, before I waxed old
Last Line: He tooke his wings and away did fly.
Alternate Author Name(s): Clout, Colin


IN youth, before I waxed old,
The blynd boy, Venus baby,
For want of cunning made me bold,
In bitter hyve to grope for honny:
But when he saw me stung and cry,
He tooke his wings and away did fly.





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