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¶ Faustus and Firmius sing to their Nimph by turnes . +Printed in Yong, Diana (1598), pp.320-21. Author: Bartholomew Yong. Prefaced by ‘ Firmius then remembring that which a little before she [Diana] had told him, that he loued her not so much as he might, began thus to tune his voice.
Faire Shepherdesse, I can no more,
But faine I would
Loue thee more, if that I could.
As this made also for Faustus purpose for the same cause, he likewise sung to the same effect. And so Firmius and Faustus sung by turnes, and answered one another, as followeth.’
Author: Bartholomew Yong. Structure (May/Ringler): 42: 6×7 abbaa8c4C4troch (excerpt)

Firmius. O F mine owne selfe I doo complaine, And not for louing thee so much, But that in deede thy power is such: That my true loue it dooth restraine,  And onely this dooth giue me paine, For faine I wouldI would like to Loue her more, if that I could. 

Faustus. Thou doo’st obserue, who dooth not see, To be belou’d a great deale more:  But yet thou shalt not finde such storesupply . Of loue in others as in me: For all I haue I giue to thee. Yet faine I would Loue thee more, if that I could. 

Firmius.  O trie no other Sheepheard Swaine, And care not other loues to prouetry, experience , Who though they giue thee all their loue: Thou canst not such as mine obtaine. And would’st thou haue in loue more gaine?  O yet I would Loue thee more, if that I could. 

Faustus. Impossible it is (my friend) That any one should me excell In loue, whose loue I will resellsell, give again ,  If that with me he will contend: My loue no equall hath, nor end. And yet I would Loue her more, if that I could. 

Firmius. Behold how Loue my soule hath charm’d, (30) Since first thy beauties I did see, (Which is but little yet to me,)