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...have wars and broils to take in hand, When shepherds laugh, and love upon the land: Ah then, ah then, If country loves such sweet desires gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain7 THOMAS LODGE was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, of which he became servitor in 1573. From...

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