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 1    II| Absalom.~ ~ III~"My liege," he says, "the camp fast hither moves,~
 2    II|        sovereign love us as he says,~Tell him he sows to reap
 3    II|    cloak:~"To mortal wars," he says, "I you defy;"~And this
 4   III|    hate:~"Alas, too well," she says, "I know that knight,~I
 5   III|     blows he tries;~But softly says, "No stroke of thy strong
 6   III|      See there, sir King," she says, "a knight as bold~And brave,
 7   III|      distich under-writ, which says,~"This palm with stretched
 8    IV| glorious beam:~`Daughter,' she says, `fly, fly, behold thy dame~
 9     V|  Another fool approveth all he says:~If Godfrey favor him more
10    VI|      your power, sir king," he says, "united~Are peace and war,
11   VII|        head."~"Thou liest," he says, "to say so brave a knight~
12  VIII|   strong of limb, and all his 'says~Were bold, of ready tongue,
13     X|     and roses,~"It's time," he says, "to wend, for Titan bright~
14  XIII|        he comes, but naught he says,~Or talks like those that
15   XIV|    asks or doubts, reveals and says,~The body therefore placed
16    XV|      boat, you happy men," she says,~"Wherein through raging
17   XIX|      thee expel~All fear," she says, "for me live safe and sure,~
18   XIX|    light,~"Eight knights," she says, "all courtiers brave, there
19   XIX|       Unclose thine eyes," she says, "my lord and knight,~See
20   XIX|       You shall know all," she says, "your surgeon now~Commands
21    XX|        After so many wars," he says, "good right~It is, that
22    XX|       up, ours is the day,"~He says, "Vile fear to bold hearts
23    XX|          Go, hardy knight," he says,~"His prey out of this lion'
24    XX|        Love biddeth both, love says he must do all,~And with
25    XX|        the champion knows.~And says, "Here greatest peril is,
26    XX|     There lie with shame," she says, "disgraced, o'erthrown,~
27    XX|  remains entire.~"Behold," she says, "your handmaid and your
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