Wilt thou, unkind, thus reave me?

Wilt thou, unkind, thus reave me
Of my heart, of my heart, and so leave me?
Hope by disdain grows cheerless,
Fear doth love, love doth fear beauty peerless.

True love cannot be changed
Though delight from desert be estranged.
Farewell, but yet or e'er I part, O cruel,
Kiss me, sweet, my jewel.

by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

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by John Dowland (1562-1626) , "Wilt thou, unkind, thus reave me?"

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