LOCRINE. Forgive! ESTRILD. ESTRILD. King! and I held thee more than man! LOCRINE. LOCRINE. God wot, Thou art more than I—more strong and wise; I know Thou couldst not live one hour if love were not. ESTRILD. ESTRILD. And thou?— LOCRINE. LOCRINE. I would not. All the world were woe, And all the day night, if the love I bear thee Were plucked out of the life wherein I wear thee As crown and comfort of its nights and days. ESTRILD. ESTRILD. Thou liest—for love’s sake and for mine—and I Lie not, who swear by thee whereon I gaze I hold no truth so hallowed as the lie Wherewith my love redeems me from the snare Dark doubt had set to take me. LOCRINE. LOCRINE. Wilt thou swear —By what thou wilt soever—by the sun That sees us—by the light of all these flowers— By this full stream whose waves we hear not run— By all that is nor mine nor thine, but ours— That thou didst ever doubt indeed? or dream That doubt, whose breath bids love of
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