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Compiler: William Deedes
Online: CELM LibCat FolgerFirstLines

Love is full of fears; and fear the shadow
Of danger, like the shadow of our bodies,
Is greater than, when that which is the cause
Is farthest off.
By Mirza, Prince of Persia, in The Sophy (1.2), John Denham
in Folger MS V.a.226 vol. 2, f. 44r

Outward beauties are but the props & scaffolds
On which we build our Love, which now made
Perfect, stands without those supports
By Erythea, Princess of Persia, in The Sophy (4.1), John Denham
in Folger MS V.a.226 vol. 2, f. 44r