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    A woman's face with nature's own hand painted, Hast thou, the master mistress of my passion； A woman's gentle heart, but not acquainted With shifting change, as is false women's fashion： An eye more bright than theirs, less false in rolling, Gilding¹ the object whereupon it gazeth； A man in hue² all 'hues³' in his controlling, Which steals men's eyes and women's souls amazeth. And for a woman wert thou first created； Till Nature, as she wrought⁴ thee, fell a-doting, And by addition me of thee defeated, By adding one thing to my purpose nothing. But since she prick'd thee out for women's pleasure, Mine be thy love and thy love's use their treasure.