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And in a dreame bewraywhat fate shall be my friend: Whether my life shall still denay, (40) or when my sorrow end.

FINIS. N. Breton.

¶Harpalus complaynt on Phillidaes loue bestowed on Corin, who
loued her not, and denyed him that lo-
ued her . +Printed in Tottel , [Harpalus] complaint of [Phillidaies] love bestowed on [Corin] *; Harpalus, the boyhood friend of Alexander the Great, see glossary ; Phillidaes or Phillida and Corin are conventional pastoral names. Author: unidentified, attributed incorrectly to Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey. Structure (May/Ringler): 104: 26×4 a8b6a8b6

P Hillida  was a faire mayde, as fresh as any flower: Whom  Harpalus  the Heards-manshepherd  prayde to be his Paramour.  Harpalus  and ekealso Corin, were Heard-men both yferein company, together : And  Phillida  could twist and spinneHolton/MacFaul suggest twisting and spinning garlands, however, wool is just as likely , and theretoalso  sing full cleere. But  Phillida  was all too coytoo shy, reserved ,  for  Harpalus  to winne: For  Corin  was her onely ioy, who forc’d her not a pinneforced, cared for her not a pin, i.e., not at all . How often would she flowers twine, how often garlands make:  Of Cowslips and of Cullumbine, and all for  Corins  sake? But  Corin  he had Hawkes to lure, and forced morecared more for  the field: Of Louers law he tooke no curetook no heed, regard ,  for once he was beguildbeguiled, tricked, deceived . Harpalus  preuailed naughthad no success , his labour all was lost: For he was furthest from her thought, and yet he lou’d her most. 