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The Prohibition Take heed of loving me; At least remember, I forbade it thee; Not that I shall repair my unthrifty waste Of breath and blood, upon thy sighs and tears, By being to thee then what to me thou wast; But so great joy our life at once outwears. Then, lest thy love by my death frustrate be, If thou love me, take heed of loving me. Take heed of hating me, Or too much triumph in the victory; Not that I shall be mine own officer, And hate with hate again retaliate; But thou wilt lose the style of conqueror, If I, thy conquest, perish by thy hate. Then, lest my being nothing lessen thee, If thou hate me, take heed of hating me. Yet love and hate me too; So these extremes shall ne’er their office do; Love me, that I may die the gentler way; Hate me, because thy love’s too great for me; Or let these two, themselves, not me, decay; So shall I live thy stage, not triumph be. Lest thou thy love and hate, and me undo, O let me live, yet love and hate me too.

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