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Before sunrise had I my youth

Poem (Canso): 

Before sunrise had I my youth,
Though longèd full for love,
As fairest Dawn displayed the truth,
That soul’s warmth is gift from above.
Yet more she shined, as I grew old,
Till seeing age, left the world cold.