hard to seem won

Hard to seem won:

but I was won, my lord,

but I was won, my lord,

With the first glance that ever —pardon me-

With the first glance that ever —pardon me-

If I confess much, you will play the tyrant.

If I confess much, you will play the tyrant.

I love you now;

I love you now;

but not,

Till now, so much.

but not,

Till now, so much.

But I might master it in faith, I lie:

But I might master it in faith, I lie:

My thoughts were like unbridled children,

My thoughts were like unbridled children,

Grown too headstrong for their mother.

Grown too headstrong for their mother.

See, we fools!

See, we fools!

Why have I blabb'd?

Why have I blabb'd?

who shall be true to us, When we are so unsecret to ourselves?

who shall be true to us, When we are so unsecret to ourselves?

But, though I loved you well,

But, though I loved you well,

I woo'd you not;

I woo'd you not;

And yet, good faith, I wish'd myself a man,

And yet, good faith, I wish'd myself a man,

Or that we women had men's privileges, of speaking first.

Or that we women had men's privileges, of speaking first.

Sweet, bid me hold my tongue,

Sweet, bid me hold my tongue,

For this rapture I shall surely speak the thing I shall repent.

For this rapture I shall surely speak the thing I shall repent.

See, see, your silence,

See, see, your silence,

Cunning in dumbness,

Cunning in dumbness,

from my weakness draws my very soul of counsel!

from my weakness draws my very soul of counsel!

stop my mouth.

stop my mouth.

My lord, I do beseech you,

My lord, I do beseech you,

pardon me: 'Twas not my purpose, thus to beg a kiss:

pardon me: 'Twas not my purpose, thus to beg a kiss:

I am ashamed.

I am ashamed.

O heavens!

O heavens!

what have I done?

what have I done?

For this time will I take my leave, my lord.

For this time will I take my leave, my lord.

Pray you,

Pray you,

content you.

content you.

Sir, mine own company.

Sir, mine own company.

Let me go and try:

Let me go and try:

I have a kind of self resides with you; But an unkind self, that itself will leave, To be another's fool.

I have a kind of self resides with you; But an unkind self, that itself will leave, To be another's fool.

I would be gone:

I would be gone:

Where is my wit?

Where is my wit?

I know not what I speak.