Against that time, if ever that time
come,
When I shall see thee frown on my
defects,
When as thy love hath cast his utmost
sum,
Call'd to that audit by advised
respects;
Against that time when thou shalt
strangely pass
And scarcely greet me with that sun
thine eye,
When love, converted from the thing it
was,
Shall reasons find of settled gravity,--
Against that time do I ensconce me here
Within the knowledge of mine own desert,
And this my hand against myself uprear,
To guard the lawful reasons on thy part:
To leave poor me thou hast the
strength of laws,
Since why to love I can allege no
cause.
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