If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
Odd metaphors being used here to comment on his lover's physical shortcomings. I find the language of "If __ be __" strange in this context
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And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare,
Volta occurs here, shifting from pointing out his lover's imperfections to admitting he loves her in spite of them.
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