Dianas darlinges in a rownde sate twyninge garlonds on the grownde whylst in the mydst of them theare playde on Evory harpe a sober Ladd, with noates full sweete and lookes full sadd, As on for loste love much dismayde He seemde to bee summ Jollye swayne by his attyre of floras trayne his roabe was woven Jessamyne, a chapylett uppon hys heade Composde of roses whyte and redd And in the topp an Eglantyne. Of flowres he sange the sundry kyndes the Prymrose and the sweet woodbynds the marygold that loves the Sunn the paynted Paunce the Eyes delyght The violett that cheares the spryght The Hyacynth so woe begunn. But when of Eglantyne he spake his strynges mellodiously he strake The Albion flowre so fayer so pure whose Excellen[c] doothe well declare whatt worthy braunch thys blossom bare Shee woonnes in plesaunte Meryfleur Greate flora Sommers soveraygn queene to make hyr glory to us seene from Paradys dyd fetch this flowre It fyrst was planted in that place and after grafte in humane race Butt styll enspyrd with heavenly powre Then hyr hye lynage lowde he rynges deryved from the Dardane kynges discendinge to the Conqueringe lyne wheare stately stryff he doothe recyte betweene the redd rose and the whyte apeasde in thys brave Eglantyne. etc | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LIBERTY FOR ALL by WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON SONNET: 109 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THE MAYFLOWERS by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER TO MRS. PRIESTLEY, WITH SOME DRAWINGS OF BIRDS AND INSECTS by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD SHE BEGINING TO STUDY PHISICK ... FALLS INTO A DEGRESSION ON ANATOMY by JANE BARKER |