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That Henry's death, my lovely Edward's death, Such love must needs be treason in my breast: As meditation or the thoughts of love, Upon your grace [to the queen], but with all duteous love That I, forsooth, am stern and love them not? a better love to be-rhyme her; Dido, a dowdy; Cleopatra, a gypsy; I, that am rudely stamp'd, and want love's majesty