WalterRaleigh
Ifalltheworldandlovewereyoung,
Andtruthineveryshepherd'stongue,
Theseprettypleasuresmightmemove
Tolivewiththeeandbethylove.
Timedrivestheflocksfromfieldtofold,
Whenriversrageandrocksgrowcold;
AndPhilomelbecomethdumb;
Therestcomplainsofcarestocome.
Theflowersdofade, andwantonfields
Towaywardwinterreckoningyields:
Ahoneytongue, aheartofgall,
Isfancy'sspring, butsorrow'sfall.
Thygowns, thyshoes, thybedsofroses,
Thycap, thykirtle, andthyposies
Soonbreak, soonwither, soonforgotten,
Infollyripe, inreasonrotten.
Thybeltofstrawandivybuds,
Thycoralclapsandamberstuds
Alltheseinmenomeanscanmove
Tocometotheeandbethylove.
Butcouldyouthlast, andlovestillbreed,
Hadjoysnodate, noragenoneed,
Thenthesedelightsmymindmightmove
Tolivewiththeeandbethylove.
