I will not force my thoughts

I will not force my thoughts to yield to such desire,
Where light affection only fuelleth the fire.
Though Cupid’s a god,
I fear not his rod.
Cupid may hit,
But I do not fear it;
Cupid’s arrow hurts but doth not kill.
Cupid allures me
But cannot procure me;
Cupid hath his might, and I my will.

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