1 If love now reigned as it hath been br 2 And were rewarded as it hath sin, br br 3 Noble men then would sure ensearch br 4 All ways whereby they might it reach, br br 5 But envy reigneth with such disdain br 6 And causeth lovers outwardly to refrain, br br 7 Which puts them to more and more br 8 Inwardly most grievous and sore. br br 9 The fault in whom I cannot set, br 10 But let them tell which love doth get-- br br 11 To lovers I put now sure this case: br 12 Which of their loves doth get them grace? br br 13 And unto them which doth it know br 14 Better than do I, I think it so.